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- Matt Taibbi believes Elon Musk enjoys seeing the information published via the "Twitter Files."
- The journalist was speaking to Joe Rogan on a podcast episode.
- Taibbi was one of the journalists that released details on Twitter's content moderation decisions.
According to Matt Taibbi, Elon Musk loves seeing the information from the "Twitter Files," which is released onto the platform.
Taibbi made these comments on Monday's episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience", which was published on Monday.
Taibbi, referring to Musk, said that he gets a kick seeing all the stuff emerge on Twitter. Rogan was told by Taibbi that the platform was a "private stomping grounds" for "whiney journalists" before Musk took over. He said they were horrified at the leaks from the "Twitter Files".
Taibbi was one of the journalists that published the "Twitter Files," which were created after Musk bought the platform. These files include information about some of Twitter's internal content moderation decisions including the suspension of an account belonging to former President Donald Trump.
Taibbi posted long threads as part of the Twitter Files. These threads contained leaked messages and emails from his internal department, as well other information that he discovered.
Taibbi claimed that Musk spent $44Billion to become a whistleblower for his company. Taibbi said that although $44 billion sounds like a lot, it was a good amount to get the thrill.
Taibbi stated in the podcast that he was not fully aware of Musk’s motives for purchasing Twitter, but that the billionaire does have a "pretty mature sense of humor."
Musk responded to a tweet containing a clip from the podcast and said: "Well-said."
Taibbi was previously a writer for Rolling Stone, before setting up his Substack newsletter. Along with Michael Shellenberger and Bari Weiss, he was selected to join the "Twitter Files" team.
Kali Hays, Insider, reported that Taibbi had access to company tools like Slack in December, even though he did not hold an official position at Twitter.
Musk later accused "corporate journalism", of failing to stand with the people over "Twitter Files"
Insider reached Taibbi to request comment, but he did not immediately respond. Insider reached out to Musk and Twitter for comment but they didn't respond.
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By: kduffy@insider.com (Kate Duffy)
Title: Elon Musk gets a kick out of seeing information from the ‘Twitter Files’ released onto the platform, Matt Taibbi says
Sourced From: www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-files-release-journalist-matt-taibbi-2023-2
Published Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:27:50 +0000
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