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Twitter boosted Pentagon propaganda efforts in the Middle East, files show

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Twitter has allowed the Defense Department to use the social media platform to carry out a covert online propaganda and influence campaign for at least the last five years, the latest “Twitter Files” revealed Tuesday.

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Washington Times

Latest ‘Twitter Files’ reveal the platform helped the Pentagon’s covert information operations

Twitter worked behind the scenes with the Pentagon to aid in the U.S. military's covert influence operations overseas, according to newly revealed internal documents that show the company broke its pledge to never help advance any government's disinformation schemes.

1 year ago·United States

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New York Post

Twitter boosted Pentagon propaganda efforts in the Middle East, files show

Twitter has been providing the US government with direct assistance that has allowed it to run a covert online influence campaign, the latest “Twitter Files” drop revealed.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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Washington Examiner

Twitter helped US military with Middle East psyops, 'Twitter Files' show

Executives at Twitter assisted with and empowered efforts by the U.S. military to influence opinion in the Middle East, according to the latest release of internal company documents that owner Elon Musk and his allies have called the "Twitter Files."

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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The Daily Caller

Twitter Gave ‘Special Protection’ To Pentagon Propaganda Accounts, Docs Show

Twitter gave "special protection" to social media accounts used by the U.S. military for psych influence ops, according to docs released in the "Twitter Files."

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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The Times

‘Twitter files’ suggest that company aided the Pentagon

Reporters working in conjunction with Elon Musk have released files showing that Twitter, despite previously promising to root out government-backed Tweets that

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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