An Open Letter Challenge To Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey On Censorship
Binney & Sullivan: An Open Letter Challenge
To Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey On Censorship
by Tyler Durden Sat,
07/11/2020 - 22:30
Authored by Jason Sullivan and Bill Binney,
Open Letter to Jack Dorsey...
The American People and Social Media
"We seek a free flow of information... we
are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign
ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values."
– John F. Kennedy, February 1962
Dear Mr. Dorsey,
At the September 5, 2018, U.S. Congressional
Hearing in which you gave testimony under oath, you stated, in part:
"Twitter does not use political ideology
to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or how
we enforce our rules. We believe strongly in being impartial, and we
strive to enforce our rules impartially. We do not shadowban anyone based on
political ideology. From a simple business perspective and to serve the public
conversation, Twitter is incentivized to keep all voices on the platform."
What we now know, thanks to multiple media
investigations, is that; not only is Twitter engaged in censorship, but
that it also openly weights its decisions by subjective terminology like
"highest potential for harm" meant to obscure its motive of
silencing any opposition to the mainstream narrative of both political
"sides."
At its inception, America was intended to be a
free and open society, a land of opportunity where common people could
freely express their thoughts and ideas, a place where Americans could practice
freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly without fear of
persecution. Throughout the history of our great nation, brave men and women
have fought and died to protect these God-given inalienable rights. That is why
the Founding Fathers wrote protections into the Bill of Rights for the
generations to come. Thomas Jefferson insisted on the 1st Amendment, and swore
upon an altar of God against all forms of tyranny over the mind of man.
It is the great wisdom and divine vision of our
Founding Fathers that is responsible for propelling America's trajectory to
become the greatest nation on earth, both admired by those inspired by its idea
and feared by those who oppose the light of truth it represents.
President Harry S. Truman said:
"Once a government is committed to the
principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and
that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a
source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives
in fear."
Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights
not to protect popular speech or the popular majority, but to protect the
rights of the minority, lest they fall silent and all real social progress
cease. By attempting to make polarized views inaccessible, you effectively
shut down the discussion of ideas born out of the flaws in the current system,
creating a two-sided echo chamber that neither enlightens people nor helps
society grow.
It prevents people from engaging in quality
discourse over any ideology that subjectively may "offend" people on
all sides.
This Orwellian tactic represents the wishes of
citizens on either side of the aisle, but perfectly captures the profit-driven
motive behind the corporate stance. That no opinion except the popular view of
the moment need be allowed. The popular opinion can be shaped by the
controlling interests of the corporation that holds the medium hostage. After
all, in a world where lines of division are controlled and silenced, new generations
of people being immersed in only an ofGicial narrative will have little other
recourse for truly free thought.
We understand that social media is not the
government and that companies such as Twitter are private entities. Yet at what
point does a private body expand beyond using this excuse to shelter themselves
from accountability for their provably suspicious behavior, and enter the realm
of being a public service used by billions of people the world over?
Twitter is not just a messaging board. After
all, it aggregates news, offers content suggestions based on meticulously
created algorithms that track a person's every click. It is designed to
create and maintain echo chambers and censor out any offending opinions. This
creates a dangerous precedent, especially in terms of abusing its
power to shape public opinion along controlling party lines actively.
For example, the very powerful Democratic
Congressman, Adam Schiff, chair of the Congressional Intelligence
Community, wrote a letter to the top social media platforms, urging them to
censor discussions of vaccine injuries, which certainly do occur. The
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has paid out over $4 billion for vaccine
injuries since its inception in December 1987. Yes, there are those who, in
misplaced zeal, offer opinions less than worthy of note. Still, there
should never be a point where a multi-billion dollar corporation steps in and
removes people's ability to actively discuss issues like this on either side of
the aisle. Healthy discussion, after all, is what leads to progress, spurs
forward innovation, and motivates accountability across the board.
President John F. Kennedy said:
"The very word "secrecy" is
repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently
and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret
proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted
concealment of pertinent facts far outweigh the dangers which are cited to
justify it. Even today, there is little value in opposing the threat of a
closed society by imitating its arbitrary restrictions. Even today, there is
little value in ensuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not
survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for
increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning
to the very limits of official censorship and concealment."
By their very nature, social media platforms
have become the dominant platform in the exchange of information and ideas.
Technology's inexorable march into the Digital Age has created a connected
world, a communications platform without peer or precedent. Whether by design
or not, social media has become the largest and most powerful public forum on
the planet. As you duly noted in your testimony, Twitter and other platforms
have created a true "global public square."
Why would any American-based platforms
intentionally design their rules or weight their "community
standards" toward one group of views over another, in direct conflict with
the protections of the 1st Amendment of the United States? Any "community
standard" practices less than or not equal to the 1st Amendment standards
would essentially be unAmerican, wouldn't it?
In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized (in
a unanimous opinion) that social media platforms are the most important
platforms for the exchange of information and ideas. That is why so many
people, government officials, human rights agencies, and activists are working
around the clock to protect "equal and fair" access to social media
for all of the people, even if someone's ideas are unpopular or controversial.
The more profound question then becomes: With
evidence mounting to support the fact that censorship not only occurs but often
leans toward the moderator's individual biases or those few interests who
control the moderator, at what point do we look at the equation and note the
collusion that takes shape? What begins to appear out of the murky water
of legalese excuses is a distinct pattern of systematic control exercised by a
few interests who can weight and shape the landscape of public opinion with a
dangerous amount of unchecked power.
The fact is, that for all the excuses put
forward, the lies given to not just the American People, but the citizens of
the global community at large, the provability of censorship to a
startling degree is not only easy to see, but can be identified with cold sets
of data, and be recreated and shown to the masses.
Pursuant to the above, I, Jason Sullivan (aka
"The Wizard of Twitter"), along with Bill Binney (former NSA Lead
Technical Director and developer of its surveillance metadata program Thin
Thread) hereby challenge you, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, that your company
systematically and aggressively censor "free speech" on your
ubiquitous platform concerning the following three criteria.
1. Twitter shadowbans ( including
"deboosting" people and hiding their words to more substantial
audiences "based on larger political success of their corporate ideology.
2. Twitter censors religious and medical
freedoms that subvert human rights. (while promulgating some alarming content
that Gits their broader agenda.)
3. Twitter removes and physically deplatforms
voices that challenge its views and ideology while lifting similar content; it
deems in line with its own goals.
We are intent on proving these facts beyond a
shadow of a doubt and are fully prepared to do so.
Mr. Dorsey, please prove us wrong. Please show
to the American people and us that you do not shadowban based on political
views; you do not censor religious and health freedom views; and you do not
censor voices dissonant with your personal views.
Please provide this evidence to the public
within seven days. If you would like to discuss how to do that best, please
contact us. We look forward to the evidence of testimony before Congress and
the President of the United States. We look forward to your timely
response.
Sincerely yours,
Jason Sullivan [aka The Wizard of Twitter]
Bill Binney [former NSA Lead Technical
Director]
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Co-signatories:
Lynnette Hardaway & Rochelle Richardson
aka: Diamond & Silk
Terrence K. Williams
Actor / Comedian / Commentator Extraordinaire
Chris Sullivan
Founder of the Outback Steakhouse Restaurant
Concept - Now Bloomin' Brands
Richard Beard, III
Principal at RA Beard Company
Dr. Rodney Howard Browne
Lead Pastor at Revival Ministries International
Dr. Ben Graham
Pastor and President of Graham Family Films
David J. Harris, Jr.
Author of Why I Couldn't Stay Silent: One Man's
Battle as a Black Conservative
Christina Engelstad & Lyndsey Morris
The Deplorable Choir
Ben & Tina Garrison
American Political Cartoonists
Zach Vorhies
Google Whistleblower
Dr. Tony B. Beizaee
Leadership Council at Republican Jewish
Coalition, Special Envoy at America Israel Society
Ty and Charlene Bollinger
Founders of The Truth About Cancer (TTAC)
Kevin Jenkins
Executive Director, Urban Global Health
Alliance
Jason Fyke
The ongoing lawsuit against Facebook on
anti-competitive grounds in the 9th Circuit Court
Dr. Judy A Mikovits
Ph.D., Author of Plague of Corruption:
Restoring Faith in the Promise of Science
Dr. Joseph Mercola
D.O., F.A.C.N., Founder of Mercola.com
Dr. Sherri J Tenpenny
D.O.
Dr. Andrew Jeremy Wakefield
MB, BS
Ann Vandersteel
Host of SteelTruth
Dr. Edward F. Fogarty, III, MD
Adjunct Professor, Radiologist, HBOT Specialist
Past President of the International Hyperbaric
Medical Foundation
James O. Grundvig
Author & Investigative Journalist
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