Jack Dorsey: Twitter doesn’t have the ability to influence elections

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He had some tense exchanges with GOP senators.

Jack Dorsey: Twitter doesn’t influence elections


He had some tense exchanges with GOP senators.


the Twitter maintain a formal list of certain accounts that you actively monitor for misinformation? No. And we don't have a policy against misinformation. We have a policy against misinformation in three categories which are manipulated media, public health, specifically covid and civic integrity. Election election interference in voter suppression. That is all with policy on for misleading information. Uh, we do not have policy or enforcement for any other types of misleading information that you're mentioning. So somebody denying the murder of millions of people, uh, or instigating violence against the country as a head of state is not categorically falling in any of those three misinformation or other categories. Twitter has not misinformation, but we do have other policies around incitement to violence. Uh, which, which may, um, some of the tweets you mention of the examples that you're mentioning may fall a fellow. Um, but for misleading information, we're focused on those three categories. Only this twitter have the ability to influence elections. No, You don't believe Twitter has any ability to influence elections? No. We are one part of a spectrum of communication channels that people have. So you're testified to this committee right now that Twitter when it silences people when it censors people when it blocks political speech that has no impact on elections. People, people have choice of other communication channels with not if they don't hear information. If you don't think you have the power to influence elections, why do you block anything? Uh, well, we have policies that are focused on making sure that more voices on the platform are possible. We see a lot of abuse and harassment, which ends up silencing people and having them leave from the platform. All right, Mr Dorsey, I find your opening questions. Your opening answers absurd on their face. You sense of the New York Post sensor politico. Presumably you can censor the New York Times or any other media outlet, Mr Dorsey, Who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report and what the American people are allowed to here? And why do you persist in behaving as a Democratic Super PAC? Silencing views to the contrary, your political beliefs? Well, we're not doing that. And this is why I opened um, this hearing with calls for more transparency, we realize we need to earn trust more. We realize that more accountability is needed to show our intentions in the show. The outcomes. Um so I I hear the concerns and acknowledge them, but when we want to fix it with more transparency, Mr. Dorsey, I think the most incredible answer I've seen so far in this hearing is Senator Cruz asked. Does Twitter have the ability to influence elections again? Does Twitter have the ability to influence elections? You said no. Did you stick with that answer that you don't even believe in What's my spaces? You all believe that Russia has the ability to influence the elections or interfere by using your social platforms. Mr. Joseph, you still deny that you don't have the ability to influence and interfere in our elections? Uh, yeah. I mean, my answer was around people's choice around other communication channels. No, your your your Your answer was because, you know, the question was, does Twitter have the ability to influence elections? Do you said no, you Do. You still stand by that? That Twitter is a company? No. You don't think you have the ability by by moderation policies by a senator. Lieberman and I would call it censoring. You know what you do with the New York Post? You don't think that censorship, that moderation policies you don't think that influences the elections by withholding what I believe is true information from American public? You don't think that interferes in elections? Not not our current moderation policies. Our current moderation policies are to protect the conversation and the integrity of the conversation around the elections.