“Monday’s revelations add to previous Twitter Files showing the platform’s left-wing bent that led to the censorship of conservative viewpoints, the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story just weeks before the 2020 presidential election, and the decision to permanently ban Mr. Trump from the platform in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.” – Washington Times, December 19, 2022

“I actually worried about this too but it would seem previous execs at Twitter were the first ones to be political in their censorship and Elon is just cleaning up the corruption to make it a truly free speech format.” – Fox News, December 12, 2022

“‘On Jan 7 [2021],’ Shellenberger wrote, Twitter executives ‘create[d] justifications to ban Trump … [sought] a change of policy for Trump alone, distinct from other political leaders’ and ‘…express[ed] no concern for the free speech or democracy implications of a ban.'” – Just the News, December 10, 2022

“We made crystal clear to Twitter that if they continue to engage in suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story that there will be investigations, that there will be a lot of questions and concerns coming from Republicans, and we were likely to see that play out as soon as Republicans take the gavel in the House in January.” – Fox News, December 10, 2022

“25. Roth wrote: ‘The hypothesis underlying much of what we’ve implemented is that if exposure to, e.g., misinformation directly causes harm, we should use remediations that reduce exposure, and limiting the spread/virality of content is a good way to do that.'” – Fox News, December 8, 2022

“’High level takeaway — every Republican said, ‘This is a tipping point. It’s just too much,” NetChoice boss Carl Szabo told Twitter’s public policy chief Lauren Culbertson in an email, warning her that the social media company could be in for a ‘blood bath’ in congressional hearings, according to the internal email obtained by journalist Matt Taibbi.” – The New York Post, December 3, 2022

“’South Dakota will have no part in the intelligence gathering operations of nations who hate us,’ said Governor Kristi Noem. ‘The Chinese Communist Party uses information that it gathers on TikTok to manipulate the American people, and they gather data off the devices that access the platform.’” – South Dakota State News, November 29, 2022

“‘I don’t like permanent bans at all. But specific to Donald Trump, his ban is inconsistent with the treatment of other political figures in the United States and around the world. There are authoritarian regimes with active Twitter accounts. Create a clear standard and follow it,’ former Rep. Justin Amash, a speaker of the House contender, tweeted.” – The Washington Examiner, November 19, 2022

“’We’re back. Let that sink in,’ said The Babylon Bee in a nod to Musk’s recent acquisition of the platform.” – The Daily Wire, November 18, 2022