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Jake's avatar

I cannot begin to describe the anger I felt watching this interview. In the world of journalism, integrity is severely lacking. Matt is a shinning exception. I trust his reporting completely. His central argument concerning the files holds true and absolutely WILL stand the test of time. Matt and his colleagues have exposed a deeply disturbing system by which the US government and several quasi-governmental agencies are leaning on Twitter and likely other social media platforms to censor speech and/or propagandize online discourse. Medhi Hasan should recognize this or cease calling himself a journalist, full stop. That being said, I will nitpick. I wish Matt had done a better job redirecting the debate to the aforementioned core issue. Also, it is reasonable, on the margins of the debate, to question Elon Musk’s motives. Again, this is NOT at the heart of the reporting. In addition, I wish Matt had weighed in on the censorship of Modi critics on Twitter as well. I suspect he would find this odious in agreement with Hasan. It is indeed odd that Matt hadn’t prepared for this line of questioning. Lastly, Matt, if you’re reading this, this community loves you, believes in you and desperately, DESPERATELY needs your reporting.

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Josh Wilson's avatar

Why as a paid subscriber does clicking--from the app--join tje conversation to what looks like a paywall that prohibits my viewing or participating? What am I paying for, Substack?!

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