Jim Baker, Twitter Inc.’s deputy general counsel, was pushed out of the company over his handling of information, Elon Musk said in a tweet.
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“In light of concerns about Baker’s possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today,” Musk said.
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Musk’s comment appeared to be in reference to Baker’s involvement with the so-called Twitter Files. The documents,
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which included communications surrounding the decision to block access to a New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s laptop
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In a tweet Tuesday, Taibbi suggested that Baker’s firing stemmed from “vetting the first batch of ‘Twitter Files’ — without knowledge of new management,” apparently a reference to Musk.
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Baker, who was formerly the general counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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After acquiring Twitter for $44 billion in October, Musk has sought to show that the social network is taking a less restrictive approach to speech
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That’s included criticizing the company’s policies under previous management.
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The Hunter Biden incident unfolded in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election
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Twitter initially claimed it blocked access to the New York Post story under its “hacked materials” policy. In one of the internal communications published by Tiabbi