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The Twitter Files

  • Writer: Joshua L.
    Joshua L.
  • Jul 29
  • 3 min read


Twitter Files Chronological Archive

A complete directory of the original source threads published on X (formerly Twitter).

Main Releases


1. Hunter Biden Laptop Suppression

  • Author: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi)

  • Date: December 2, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Internal debate and decision process around blocking the New York Post’s October 2020 reporting under the “hacked materials” policy, including the use of direct-message restrictions.


2. Visibility Filtering & Secret Blacklists

  • Author: Bari Weiss (@bariweiss)

  • Date: December 8–9, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Documentation of tools such as Search Blacklist, Trends Blacklist, and Do Not Amplify, along with the high-level SIP-PES group that handled high-profile accounts.


3. Removal of Donald Trump — Part One (through January 6)

  • Author: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi)

  • Date: December 9, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Escalation of moderation actions and internal discussions from late 2020 through the events of January 6, 2021.


4. Removal of Donald Trump — Part Two (January 7)

  • Author: Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger)

  • Date: December 10, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Staff deliberations on January 7, policy adjustments, and the building case for a permanent ban.


5. Removal of Donald Trump — Part Three (Permanent Suspension)

  • Author: Bari Weiss (@bariweiss)

  • Date: December 12, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Final decision logs and communications leading to the permanent suspension on January 8, 2021.


6. Twitter and the FBI

  • Author: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi)

  • Date: December 16, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Volume and nature of regular contact between the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and Twitter, including the scale of flagged content.


7. FBI and the Hunter Biden Laptop

  • Author: Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger)

  • Date: December 19, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Pre- and post-publication interactions between the FBI/intelligence community and Twitter regarding expected “hack-and-leak” operations tied to the laptop story.


8. U.S. Military Influence Operations

  • Author: Lee Fang (@lhfang)

  • Date: December 20, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Evidence that Twitter granted special treatment and whitelist status to accounts linked to U.S. Central Command psychological operations.


9. Other Government Agencies (OGAs)

  • Author: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi)

  • Date: December 24, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Expansion of the request pipeline beyond the FBI to include State Department, Pentagon, CIA-related (“OGA”) channels, and other federal entities.


10. COVID-19 Content Moderation

  • Author: David Zweig (@davidzweig)

  • Date: December 26, 2022

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Suppression or labeling of true statements, expert dissent, and even CDC data that conflicted with prevailing public-health messaging.


11. Intelligence Community Access & 12. FBI as the “Belly Button”

  • Author: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi)

  • Date: January 3, 2023

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: How Twitter opened channels and shared information with the broader intelligence community; detailed request logs, the role of the FBI as the central conduit for other agencies, and related payment records.


13. Vaccine Debate & Pharmaceutical Influence

  • Author: Alex Berenson (@AlexBerenson)

  • Date: January 9–10, 2023

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Communications involving pharmaceutical board members and efforts to limit debate on vaccine-related topics.


14. Russiagate Lies — #ReleaseTheMemo

  • Author: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi)

  • Date: January 12, 2023

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Internal Twitter findings that contradicted public claims of Russian-bot amplification of the Nunes memo hashtag.


15. Hamilton 68 Dashboard

  • Author: Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi)

  • Date: January 27, 2023

  • Thread: Read on X

  • Summary: Exposure of the Hamilton 68 tracking tool (Alliance for Securing Democracy) as a source of numerous media stories about alleged Russian influence.

Later Key Releases (Select)

  • March 2, 2023 — New Knowledge / Global Engagement Center

  • March 9, 2023 — Censorship-Industrial Complex

  • March 17, 2023 — Stanford Virality Project

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