Notices by Gordon Mohr ꧁?꧂ (gojomo@mastodon.social)

@evan I may! but the texts here sem pretty clear about what has and hasn't been confirmed, so all of us who assign importance to accurate-foundations-for-beliefs likely have all they need from the toots.

@evan thanks!

but, I don't see the speculation in that article – from a former employee, choosing the most extreme implicature of one leaked Musk Signal message – as actually telling us whether user DMs are being accessed by favored journalists.

has Weiss reported seeing user DMs, or reported anything indicating user DMs were viewed?

if not, the former employee's extrapolation seems unwarranted. …+

@evan …
it'd be easy enough for same insiders leaking other details to WaPo to testify, "DMs *were* accessed for Weiss" if they were.

that WaPo only engages in artfully-arranged speculation here implies they have no such testimony.

that said, given the architecture flaws & decade-plus laxity at Twitter Inc, it'd be reasonable to assume DMs probably have & will be accessed for flimsy purposes.

I just don't think it's fair to declare that as a certainty in particular cases where not sourced.

@evan re: "They are giving full access to DMs and private accounts to conservative journalists."

Twitter, including through the Agrawal, Dorsey, & Costolo regimes, has always had the technical capability to read user DMs, & a long history of poor internal access controls.

but, I've not noticed Twitter user DMs being part of any "Twitter Files" reporting.

did I miss a reveal? do you have a link documenting this claim?