REPORT: “Twitter lit up Friday night with allegations that it tried to suppress news that secret-leaking website Wikileaks exposed thousands of emails obtained from the servers of the Democratic National Committee.
Friday afternoon, users noted, “#DNCLeaks” was trending, with more than 250,000 tweets about it on the platform. By Friday evening, it vanished completely from the site’s “trending” bar for at least 20 minutes. It returned as “#DNCLeak” after users erupted, though it was too late to quell their rage.”
* Google tags Wikileaks as a dangerous site (google.com)
The takeaway I got from the NSA revelations was that it’s now completely reasonable to assume that Google/FB/Twitter/etc are working directly with the government or politicians.
Twitter removed #DNCLeaks right while it was the top trending topic today. Reddit paid staff has been suspending people who talk about Correct The Record or the DNC leaks. Facebook admitted to filtering certain topics due to political bias. Google just took down Wikileaks links. And while all of this is happening, there’s not a single mention of the DNC leaks on CNN, MSNBC, Politico, etc.
You’re right, this probably was just a mistake… but is it wrong to question it? Everything I’ve learned from the NSA leaks and the DNC leaks shows that the media, politicians, the intelligence community, banks, large tech companies, etc are all working together against the public.
