So where is Matt Taibbi and the other right wing flacks who were howling about the so-called "Twitter files" now that we've got an actual conflict of interest with a social media company working in concert with the government? My guess is looking for their next paycheck from the Russians, but I digress.
TechDirt founder Mike Masnick wrote an excellent column for MSNBC last week, talking about the fact that Taibbi and others have suddenly gone silent now that it's Musk who's teaming up with Trump to do exactly what they were accusing the Biden administration of doing -- supposedly wielding too much influence over social media companies -- because heaven forbid the Biden administration didn't want them spreading lies that would get people killed during the pandemic -- and lying that they were somehow censuring conservatives, which was bullshit.
Masnick made an appearance on MSNBC's The Last Word this Wednesday, and once again took a shot at the likes of Taibbi, and also discussed just how dangerous the alliance between Trump and Musk is:
