In a 41-tweet thread deemed the “Twitter Files,” Taibbi provided context as to why the network banned the New York Post’s story on Hunter Biden in 2020.
In October 2020, Twitter blocked users from sharing a report from the Post that alleged Joe Biden, then running for the White House against former President Donald Trump, had used his former position as vice president to benefit the business interests of his son, Hunter Biden. However, ongoing investigations by House Republicans have yet to prove that President Biden was involved in any potential missteps by his son.
In a 41-tweet thread posted by Taibbi on Twitter Friday, screenshots of past email exchanges among company employees showed that there was some confusion in the call to block the article from being distributed. In some conversations, past employees questioned if the article was really in violation of the company’s policies.
According to Taibbi’s thread, the decision to block the article was made under the direction of Vijaya Gadde, former head of Legal, Public Policy & Trust and Safety at Twitter.
