Elon Musk and his allies have released the latest drop in what they have termed the "Twitter Files," detailing the "constant and pervasive" communications between the Big Tech company and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The latest Twitter Files drop deals with the company's relationship with the FBI, according to former Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi. The new release detail the communications between federal agencies and the social platform over election misinformation and offer insight into how often the two entities interacted and managed political content on the platform.
"Twitter's contact with the FBI was constant and pervasive, as if it were a subsidiary," Taibbi claimed. "Between January 2020 and November 2022, there were over 150 emails between the FBI and former Twitter Trust and Safety chief Yoel Roth."
While several emails between Roth and the FBI are mundane, a "surprisingly high" number consists of requests for Twitter to take action on election misinformation. This included the FBI reporting accounts on the Left and Right for what were jokes in some cases.