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	== Alternatives ==		== Alternatives ==
	~~In response to pro-imperialist censorship,~~ [~~[alternative social media platforms]] become increasingly popular.<ref>~~https://~~alternativeto~~.~~net~~/~~software~~/~~twitter~~/</~~ref> [[Mastodon~~]~~] is a [[Free and open-source software\|FOSS]] alternative to Twitter.~~
			* [https://joinmastodon.org Mastodon]
			** [https://toots.matapacos.dog Matapacos.dog]
			* [https://weibo.com Weibo]

	== References ==		== References ==

CommissarMar: Added mention of rebranding

2023-12-02T16:36:26Z

Added mention of rebranding

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	[[File:Twitter logo.svg\|thumb\|220x220px\|Logo]]		[[File:Twitter logo.svg\|thumb\|220x220px\|Logo until 2023]]
	'''Twitter''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] microblogging and [[Bourgeois media\|bourgeois social networking]] service managed by Twitter, Inc. and owned by billionaire [[Elon Musk]]. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-[[Capitalism\|capitalist]] [[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''', rebranded to '''X''' since 2023,<ref name=":3">{{Web citation\|author=Justin Horowitz\|newspaper=MediaMatters\|title=QAnon supporters, bigots, and white nationalists: Here are the far-right accounts Elon Musk is catering to following Twitter’s rebrand to X\|date=2023-9-27\|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/elon-musk/qanon-supporters-bigots-and-white-nationalists-here-are-far-right-accounts-elon-musk\|retrieved=2023-12-2}}</ref> is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] microblogging and [[Bourgeois media\|bourgeois social networking]] service managed by Twitter, Inc. and owned by billionaire [[Elon Musk]]. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-[[Capitalism\|capitalist]] [[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 [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref> Since Musk bought the platform in October 2022, [[Antisemitism\|anti-Semitism]], [[racism]],<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Monica Moorehead, Shelley Ettinger\|newspaper=[[Workers World]]\|title=Forces behind the escalation of anti-Semitism\|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/12/68083/\|retrieved=2022-12-06}}</ref> [[sexism]], and [[transphobia]] have increased greatly.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Chris Garaffa\|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]\|title=What progressive people should know about the “Twitter Files”\|date=2023-01-08\|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/what-progressive-people-should-know-about-the-twitter-files/\|retrieved=2023-01-09}}</ref>		Twitter's own internal documents confirm that it promotes center-right [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref> Since Musk bought the platform in October 2022, [[Antisemitism\|anti-Semitism]], [[racism]],<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Monica Moorehead, Shelley Ettinger\|newspaper=[[Workers World]]\|title=Forces behind the escalation of anti-Semitism\|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/12/68083/\|retrieved=2022-12-06}}</ref> [[sexism]], and [[transphobia]] have increased greatly.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Chris Garaffa\|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]\|title=What progressive people should know about the “Twitter Files”\|date=2023-01-08\|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/what-progressive-people-should-know-about-the-twitter-files/\|retrieved=2023-01-09}}</ref><ref name=":3" />

	== Censorship ==		== Censorship ==

Ledlecreeper27 at 00:40, 10 January 2023

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	'''Twitter''' is a [[United States of America\|Statesian]] microblogging and [[Bourgeois media\|bourgeois social networking]] service managed by Twitter, Inc. and owned by billionaire [[Elon Musk]]. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-[[Capitalism\|capitalist]] [[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. and owned by billionaire [[Elon Musk]]. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-[[Capitalism\|capitalist]] [[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 [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref> Since Musk bought the platform in October 2022, [[Antisemitism\|anti-Semitism]] ~~and~~ [[racism]] ~~have increased greatly.~~<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Monica Moorehead, Shelley Ettinger\|newspaper=[[Workers World]]\|title=Forces behind the escalation of anti-Semitism\|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/12/68083/\|retrieved=2022-12-06}}</ref>		Twitter's own internal documents confirm that it promotes center-right [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref> Since Musk bought the platform in October 2022, [[Antisemitism\|anti-Semitism]], [[racism]],<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Monica Moorehead, Shelley Ettinger\|newspaper=[[Workers World]]\|title=Forces behind the escalation of anti-Semitism\|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/12/68083/\|retrieved=2022-12-06}}</ref> [[sexism]], and [[transphobia]] have increased greatly.<ref name=":2">{{Web citation\|author=Chris Garaffa\|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]\|title=What progressive people should know about the “Twitter Files”\|date=2023-01-08\|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/what-progressive-people-should-know-about-the-twitter-files/\|retrieved=2023-01-09}}</ref>

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	=== FBI ===		=== FBI ===
	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" />		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" />

			=== CIA ===
			[[Police]] use the [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]]-funded Dataminr company to track protests through a feed of Twitter posts.<ref name=":2" />

			=== NSA ===
			Twitter participates in the [[National Security Agency\|NSA]]'s PRISM program, giving the NSA nearly unlimited access to communications and account information.<ref name=":2" />

	== Alternatives ==		== Alternatives ==
	In response to pro-imperialist censorship, [[alternative social media platforms]] become increasingly popular.<ref>https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter/</ref>		In response to pro-imperialist censorship, [[alternative social media platforms]] become increasingly popular.<ref>https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter/</ref> [[Mastodon]] is a [[Free and open-source software\|FOSS]] alternative to Twitter.

	== References ==		== References ==

Ledlecreeper27 at 00:01, 8 December 2022

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	[[File:Twitter logo.svg\|thumb\|220x220px\|Logo]]		[[File:Twitter logo.svg\|thumb\|220x220px\|Logo]]
	'''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\|capitalist]] [[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. and owned by billionaire [[Elon Musk]]. It has been used for censorship, psychological warfare, and promotion of pro-Western pro-[[Capitalism\|capitalist]] [[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 [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref>		Twitter's own internal documents confirm that it promotes center-right [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref> Since Musk bought the platform in October 2022, [[Antisemitism\|anti-Semitism]] and [[racism]] have increased greatly.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Monica Moorehead, Shelley Ettinger\|newspaper=[[Workers World]]\|title=Forces behind the escalation of anti-Semitism\|url=https://www.workers.org/2022/12/68083/\|retrieved=2022-12-06}}</ref>

	== Censorship ==		== Censorship ==

Ledlecreeper27 at 17:27, 20 November 2022

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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>		[[File:Twitter logo.svg\|thumb\|220x220px\|Logo]]
			'''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\|capitalist]] [[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's own internal documents confirm that it promotes center-right [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref>

	== Censorship ==		== 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>		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>

	Twitter labels state-funded media accounts from Russia and China but not from the U.S., U.K., or [[French Republic\|France]]. It claims it doesn't allow ads from state media accounts but published dozens of ads from [[Voice of America]], a state-funded U.S. propaganda outlet. These ads quoted speeches from [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pompeo]] and called for regime change in [[Islamic Republic of Iran\|Iran]].<ref name=":1">{{News citation\|author=Ben Norton\|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]\|title=Twitter spreads paid US gov’t propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads\|date=2020-08-10\|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425034753/https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-date=2022-04-25\|retrieved=2022-07-06}}</ref>		Twitter labels state-funded media accounts from [[Russian Federation\|Russia]] and [[People's Republic of China\|China]] but not from the U.S., U.K., or [[French Republic\|France]]. It claims it doesn't allow ads from state media accounts but published dozens of ads from [[Voice of America]], a state-funded U.S. propaganda outlet. These ads quoted speeches from [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pompeo]] and called for regime change in [[Islamic Republic of Iran\|Iran]].<ref name=":1">{{News citation\|author=Ben Norton\|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]\|title=Twitter spreads paid US gov’t propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads\|date=2020-08-10\|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425034753/https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-date=2022-04-25\|retrieved=2022-07-06}}</ref>

	=== Banned accounts ===		=== Banned accounts ===
	In 2020, Twitter 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]]. Thousands of accounts from Iran, [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]] have also been banned, including many non-government accounts.<ref name=":1" /> 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>		In 2020, Twitter banned 170,000 accounts that supported the [[Communist Party of China]] or supported China's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Thousands of accounts from Iran, [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]] have also been banned, including many non-government accounts.<ref name=":1" /> 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>

	== Imperialist connections ==		== Imperialist connections ==

Ledlecreeper27: British military connections and account banning

2022-07-06T17:20:30Z

British military connections and account banning

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	== Censorship ==		== 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>		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>

	== FBI connections ==		Twitter labels state-funded media accounts from Russia and China but not from the U.S., U.K., or [[French Republic\|France]]. It claims it doesn't allow ads from state media accounts but published dozens of ads from [[Voice of America]], a state-funded U.S. propaganda outlet. These ads quoted speeches from [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pompeo]] and called for regime change in [[Islamic Republic of Iran\|Iran]].<ref name=":1">{{News citation\|author=Ben Norton\|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]\|title=Twitter spreads paid US gov’t propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads\|date=2020-08-10\|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425034753/https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-date=2022-04-25\|retrieved=2022-07-06}}</ref>

			=== Banned accounts ===
			In 2020, Twitter 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]]. Thousands of accounts from Iran, [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]] have also been banned, including many non-government accounts.<ref name=":1" /> 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>

			== Imperialist connections ==

			=== British government ===
			[[Gordon MacMillan]], Twitter's top executive for Middle East-related content, works for the British military's psychological warfare unit. The British government openly calls his work "information warfare."<ref name=":1" />

			=== FBI ===
	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" />		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" />

Ledlecreeper27 at 14:45, 26 June 2022

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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>

	~~Since 2021,~~ Twitter ~~has been partnering with Reuters (which is 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> 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>		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~~'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>		== 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 ==

Forte: Added a difference between the company and the social media platform itself

2022-06-09T00:33:18Z

Added a difference between the company and the social media platform itself

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	Twitter is ~~an American~~ microblogging and social networking service. 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>

	~~As of~~ 2021, Twitter is partnering with Reuters (which is 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>, 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>		Since 2021, Twitter has been partnering with Reuters (which is 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> 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>

	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'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>

Jucheguevara: linked to alternatives

2022-03-29T17:04:19Z

linked to alternatives

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	== Alternatives ==		== Alternatives ==
	In response to pro-imperialist censorship, ~~alternatives to twitter have~~ become increasingly popular.<ref>https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter/</ref>		In response to pro-imperialist censorship, [[alternative social media platforms]] become increasingly popular.<ref>https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter/</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

Jucheguevara at 20:50, 11 March 2022

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	[[Category:Censorship in the United States]]		[[Category:Censorship in the United States]]
	<references />		<references />
	~~[[Category:Bourgeois social networking]]~~
	[[Category:Imperialist companies]]		[[Category:Imperialist companies]]
			[[Category:Bourgeois social media]]

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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>		[[File:Twitter logo.svg\|thumb\|220x220px\|Logo]]
			'''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\|capitalist]] [[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's own internal documents confirm that it promotes center-right [[Neoliberalism\|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> Its largest shareholder is [[The Vanguard Group, Inc.\|Vanguard]] (10.37%) and among the largest include [[BlackRock, Inc.\|BlackRock]] (4.70%).<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=CNN Business\|title=Twitter Inc\|url=https://money.cnn.com/quote/shareholders/shareholders.html?symb=TWTR&subView=institutional}}</ref>

	== Censorship ==		== 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>		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>

	Twitter labels state-funded media accounts from Russia and China but not from the U.S., U.K., or [[French Republic\|France]]. It claims it doesn't allow ads from state media accounts but published dozens of ads from [[Voice of America]], a state-funded U.S. propaganda outlet. These ads quoted speeches from [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pompeo]] and called for regime change in [[Islamic Republic of Iran\|Iran]].<ref name=":1">{{News citation\|author=Ben Norton\|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]\|title=Twitter spreads paid US gov’t propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads\|date=2020-08-10\|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425034753/https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-date=2022-04-25\|retrieved=2022-07-06}}</ref>		Twitter labels state-funded media accounts from [[Russian Federation\|Russia]] and [[People's Republic of China\|China]] but not from the U.S., U.K., or [[French Republic\|France]]. It claims it doesn't allow ads from state media accounts but published dozens of ads from [[Voice of America]], a state-funded U.S. propaganda outlet. These ads quoted speeches from [[Donald Trump]] and [[Mike Pompeo]] and called for regime change in [[Islamic Republic of Iran\|Iran]].<ref name=":1">{{News citation\|author=Ben Norton\|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]\|title=Twitter spreads paid US gov’t propaganda while falsely claiming it bans state media ads\|date=2020-08-10\|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425034753/https://thegrayzone.com/2020/08/10/twitter-us-state-media-ads-voa-persian/\|archive-date=2022-04-25\|retrieved=2022-07-06}}</ref>

	=== Banned accounts ===		=== Banned accounts ===
	In 2020, Twitter 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]]. Thousands of accounts from Iran, [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]] have also been banned, including many non-government accounts.<ref name=":1" /> 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>		In 2020, Twitter banned 170,000 accounts that supported the [[Communist Party of China]] or supported China's response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Thousands of accounts from Iran, [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], and [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]] have also been banned, including many non-government accounts.<ref name=":1" /> 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>

	== Imperialist connections ==		== Imperialist connections ==