Synopsis In the latest edition of Twitter Files, journalist Matt Taibbi has accused US politicians, including Democratic Senator from Maine, Angus King, and Republican Mark Lenzi, a State Department official, of trying to influence Twitter for political gains. ETtech In December last year, Elon Musk, through his tweets, promoted a series of tweets about Twitter’s internal communications by journalist Matt Taibbi, titled ‘Twitter Files’. Journalist Matt Taibbi , who last year was in the spotlight for releasing the controversial set of documents from Twitter ’s internal communication, labelled ‘ Twitter Files ’, has released another set of documents in a series of tweets. In the latest edition of Twitter Files, Taibbi has accused US politicians, including Democratic Senator from Maine, Angus King , and Republican Mark Lenzi , a State Department official, of trying to influence Twitter for political gains. 2. The #TwitterFiles have revealed a lot: thousands of moderation requests from every corner of government, Feds m… https://t. co/kUfVySnOq8 — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) 1676765594000 Taibbi accused Sen King of trying to influence Twitter in order to get his opponents off the platform. “Here’s Maine Senator Angus King writing to Twitter to call a slew of accounts “suspicious” for reasons like: “Rand Paul visit excitement”; “Bot (averages 20 tweets a day)”; Being followed by rival Erict Brakey; Or, my personal favorite: “Mentions immigration. ”” read a tweet from Taibbi. 7. Here’s Maine Senator Angus King writing to Twitter to call a slew of accounts “suspicious” for reasons like:… https://t. co/RfaK83VPa1 — Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) 1676765597000 The journalist also pointed out that the mainstream media in the US had completely ignored some of the revelations made earlier in Twitter Files, while highlighting certain other allegations made against former President Donald Trump. “4. Then House hearings were held last week, at which one witness told a story about Donald Trump asking to remove a mean tweet by Chrissy Teigen. Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories The press went bananas. Now THAT was big news!”, read another tweet from Taibbi. What are ‘Twitter Files’? In December last year, Elon Musk, through his tweets, promoted a series of tweets about Twitter’s internal communications by journalist Matt Taibbi, titled ‘Twitter Files ’. Twitter Files showed internal conversations between certain top-level officials at Twitter. The highlighted talks took place in the year 2020, amid the height of campaigning for the US presidential elections. The New York Post published an article in which information concerning Joe Biden 's son Hunter Biden and his abandoned laptop was revealed. According to the Post, emails and data discovered on the laptop supposedly indicated how Hunter Biden had traded influence with Ukrainian businesses, and also featured "a filthy, 12-minute film" of Hunter Biden. Don’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp. click here! Sunday, 19 Feb, 2023 Experience Your Economic Times Newspaper, The Digital Way! Read Complete Print Edition » Front Page Pure Politics Around The World Deep Dive More India Poised to be Global Contender in Telecom Tech India is set to emerge as a major telecom technology exporter with the development of the 4G and 5G stack, in which several countries have shown interest, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union minister for communications, railways, electronics and information technology. On Track to Build 200k km of National Highways by 2025 India is building roads at a record rate and the country’s national highway network will rise 37% in the next two years, said Nitin Gadkari, minister of road transport and highways. India Part of Group Shaping Future of Tech India will be among nations that shape the future of products, devices and technologies, said minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Read More News on twitter files twitter matt taibbi angus king mark lenzi twitter for political gains. elon musk twitter files Hunter Biden Joe Biden Stay on top of technology and startup news that matters. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest and must-read tech news, delivered straight to your inbox. . . . more less ETPrime stories of the day Real Estate Interest rates are rising, so are rental yields. Is it the right time to invest in property? 8 mins read 3 insights to kick-start your day, featuring Swiggy’s “poor judgement” 3 mins read Strategy Stock Radar: Technical charts suggest HDFC Bank is likely to hit fresh record highs in next 3-6 months; time to buy? 3 mins read Subscribe to ETPrime.