Elon Musk's claims about the so-called 'Twitter Files' are over-hyped and largely corroborate what was already known about the company's moderation, experts say. Here's what they show.
Hannah McKay/Pool/Getty Imageson the Twitter Files, saying the company had made errors in how it approached content moderation.
He said he wished the internal files had been"released Wikileaks-style, with many more eyes and interpretations to consider." He added:"There's nothing to hide ... only a lot to learn from."DiResta said there's good reason to demand more insight into how social media companies operate."Often these decisions are quite inscrutable," she said.
"Twitter is a global platform. Twitter's moderation policies have to apply at a global level," she said. "There's value in what's been revealed to the public, but at the same time, it is primarily reinforcing a perception in large part based on your pre-existing opinions as partisan individuals within the United States," DiResta said.For many conservatives and Musk fans, the existence of these internal discussions is itself a smoking gun.
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