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Twitter is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] microblogging and [[Bourgeois media|bourgeois social networking]] service managed by [[Twitter, Inc.]]. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-capitalism [[Colour revolution|colour revolutions]].<ref>[https://www.mic.com/articles/10642/twitter-revolution-how-the-arab-spring-was-helped-by-social-media Twitter Revolution: How the Arab Spring Was Helped By Social Media]</ref> | Twitter is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] microblogging and [[Bourgeois media|bourgeois social networking]] service managed by [[Twitter, Inc.]]. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-capitalism [[Colour revolution|colour revolutions]].<ref>[https://www.mic.com/articles/10642/twitter-revolution-how-the-arab-spring-was-helped-by-social-media Twitter Revolution: How the Arab Spring Was Helped By Social Media]</ref> | ||
Twitter's own internal documents confirm that it promotes center-right neoliberal politicians and diminishes the voice of the left and far-left.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Ben Norton|date=2021-10-25|title=Twitter admits its algorithm promotes right-wing politicians and media outlets|url=https://benjaminnorton.substack.com/p/twitter-admits-its-algorithm-promotes|newspaper=Substack|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> | |||
Twitter | == Censorship == | ||
Since 2021, Twitter has been partnering with [[Reuters]] (which is [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|UK]] government-backed,<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/britain-secretly-funded-reuters-1960s-181152369.html Britain secretly funded Reuters in 1960s and 1970s - documents]</ref><ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2021/02/20/reuters-bbc-uk-foreign-office-russian-media/ Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal]</ref> [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-linked<ref>Reuters reporter [https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en-us/posts/authors/dawn-scalici/ Dawn Scalici, had previously served as a CIA agent for at least 33 years.]</ref>) in order to censor alternative views such as those who oppose the false narrative of Russiagate.<ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2021/08/04/twitter-uk-cia-reuters-censorship/ Twitter partners with UK govt-backed, CIA-linked Reuters to censor alternative views]</ref><ref>[https://thegrayzone.com/2019/08/24/twitter-relying-on-us-european-gov-funded-regime-change-groups-to-crack-down-on-foreign-states/ Twitter relying on US/European gov-funded regime-change groups to crack down on foreign states]</ref> In 2020, it banned 170,000 accounts that supported the [[Communist Party of China]] or supported [[People's Republic of China|China]]'s response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In 2021, Twitter deleted dozens of accounts for "undermining faith in the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]] alliance."<ref name=":0">{{News citation|author=[[Alan Macleod]]|newspaper=[[Orinoco Tribune]]|title=The Federal Bureau of Tweets: Twitter is Hiring an Alarming Number of FBI Agents|date=2022-06-24|url=https://orinocotribune.com/the-federal-bureau-of-tweets-twitter-is-hiring-an-alarming-number-of-fbi-agents/|retrieved=2022-06-26}}</ref> | |||
== FBI connections == | |||
Twitter's senior director of product trust, Matthew W., worked at the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] for 15 years. [[Douglas Turner]], who worked as a SWAT Team leader and senior special agent now works in Twitter's security service. Senior program manager Jeff Carlton worked for the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]], FBI, and CIA in [[Republic of Iraq|Iraq]] and [[Korea]]. Other FBI agents working for Twitter include Deputy General Counsel [[Jim Baker]], Senior Director of Strategy [[Dawn Burton]], Director of Corporate Security [[Mark Jaroszewski]], and Director of Corporate Resilience [[Karen Walsh]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Alternatives == | == Alternatives == | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 26 June 2022
Twitter is a Statesian microblogging and bourgeois social networking service managed by Twitter, Inc.. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-capitalism colour revolutions.[1]
Twitter's own internal documents confirm that it promotes center-right neoliberal politicians and diminishes the voice of the left and far-left.[2]
Censorship
Since 2021, Twitter has been partnering with Reuters (which is UK government-backed,[3][4] CIA-linked[5]) in order to censor alternative views such as those who oppose the false narrative of Russiagate.[6][7] In 2020, it banned 170,000 accounts that supported the Communist Party of China or supported China's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Twitter deleted dozens of accounts for "undermining faith in the NATO alliance."[8]
FBI connections
Twitter's senior director of product trust, Matthew W., worked at the FBI for 15 years. Douglas Turner, who worked as a SWAT Team leader and senior special agent now works in Twitter's security service. Senior program manager Jeff Carlton worked for the U.S. Marines, FBI, and CIA in Iraq and Korea. Other FBI agents working for Twitter include Deputy General Counsel Jim Baker, Senior Director of Strategy Dawn Burton, Director of Corporate Security Mark Jaroszewski, and Director of Corporate Resilience Karen Walsh.[8]
Alternatives
In response to pro-imperialist censorship, alternative social media platforms become increasingly popular.[9]
References
- ↑ Twitter Revolution: How the Arab Spring Was Helped By Social Media
- ↑ Ben Norton (2021-10-25). "Twitter admits its algorithm promotes right-wing politicians and media outlets" Substack.
- ↑ Britain secretly funded Reuters in 1960s and 1970s - documents
- ↑ Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal
- ↑ Reuters reporter Dawn Scalici, had previously served as a CIA agent for at least 33 years.
- ↑ Twitter partners with UK govt-backed, CIA-linked Reuters to censor alternative views
- ↑ Twitter relying on US/European gov-funded regime-change groups to crack down on foreign states
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Alan Macleod (2022-06-24). "The Federal Bureau of Tweets: Twitter is Hiring an Alarming Number of FBI Agents" Orinoco Tribune. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ↑ https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter/