Shellenberger: FBI constantly pushed legal boundaries requesting Twitter user info
Michael Shellenberger · E109: 2022 Bestie Awards Live from Twitter HQ · Dec 24, 2022 · at 1:25:11
Investigative journalist Michael Shellenberger discusses findings from internal communications released in Twitter Files Part 7.
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“FBI was constantly pushing the boundaries of what is legally and ethically acceptable in terms of requesting information.”
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