We haven’t seen anything yet in The Twitter Files that appears to be a personal communication from some former Twitter employee’s home computer. Rolling Stone told us to imagine what Elon Musk is doing to your direct messages if he’s willing to “weaponize” “personal and confidential” internal documents. We always imagined that if you write an email on the company’s computer, it’s the company’s email. It’s not as though auditing was just invented this week.
Los Angeles Times reporter Matt Pearce (he/him) has learned that free speech means the boss can leak your emails to the press, but it’s wrong if employees do the same thing to the boss (we thought journalists called that “whistleblowing” and celebrated it).
free speech means it’s okay when the boss leaks employees’ emails to reporters but it’s bad when employees do it to the boss https://t.co/WyyKPWO3lq
— Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 (@mattdpearce) December 10, 2022
A magical journey wherein a journalist discovers there is a power imbalance between the boss and the employees https://t.co/Iw5EAqHwrq
— Aelfred The Great (@aelfred_D) December 10, 2022
When you go to work for a corporation, your emails belong to the corporation, not to you. And you are always free to tell off your boss but not also free to avoid the consequences.
Grow up. https://t.co/xT8z8nQt98
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) December 10, 2022
Hi Matt. Lemme introduce you to corporate structure.
— Ron Bassilian (@Ron4California) December 10, 2022
Your ability to pretend to be this dumb is impressive. I actually believe it
— Ron Coleman (@RonColeman) December 10, 2022
All company data belongs to him. He can do with it what he wants, and he can decide what others are permitted to do with it.
This really isn't that difficult, and yet here you are struggling with it. https://t.co/K2wn5SEO8z
— Eric Spencer (@JustEric) December 10, 2022
Journalist doesn’t know how businesses work. https://t.co/HMK1QrshD0
— Nick Searcy, INSURRECTIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) December 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/sisterinferior/status/1601697250496827392
Yes.
Oh, did you think you were being sarcastic? https://t.co/4kN7LIZMue
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) December 10, 2022
It's almost as though there's a difference between the owner of a company and its employees. https://t.co/9kwinmM2nX
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) December 10, 2022
Yes, correct. The boss owns the info. If the boss wants to leak it, he gets to. If you work for him, you don't. https://t.co/zWM4pr0g7E
— Marc J. Randazza 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇧🇷 🇮🇸 🇸🇪 (@marcorandazza) December 10, 2022
They try so hard to attack Musk, it is so pathetic. https://t.co/BZkL4uz1ZF
— Mecanoide (@Mecanoide1) December 10, 2022
When they tell you how stupid they are, believe them. https://t.co/GYCxlXSaxP
— Doc Go Mean Green #GMG (@raccoonrocket_) December 10, 2022
Do any journalists understand anything about business? https://t.co/6JhwzIWN5W
— Josh__Seattle (@Josh__Seattle) December 10, 2022
Free speech means if you sign a legal contract to be paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for keeping your mouth silent you keep your promise.
It's called a CONTRACT. https://t.co/h2s42w2J8M
— Mark Da Cunha (@1MarkDaCunha) December 10, 2022
Yes, that is what it means when @elonmusk owns the company and all the resources of that company. Have you never had an employer before? JFC you are duplicitous https://t.co/hwb7w7eAKP
— Rock Hard & Spew Facts (@JCA_BelAir) December 10, 2022
"Reporter for @latimes" doesn't know the difference between OWNING the company vs. WORKING FOR the company. https://t.co/9a5XaI91LV
— Sarcastic Cupcake (@SarcasticCupcak) December 10, 2022
They are not leaks. Twttr, like every other company OWNS all communications put across their own systems, as their own Intellectual Property. Most people don't think about that legend when they start up their computer or send an email that reminds them of documents they signed. https://t.co/RvWMkq7XUv pic.twitter.com/PWOmxc1nlV
— Arthur Frelling Dent (@ArthurFrDent) December 10, 2022
Is Matt this stupid or does he think you are? https://t.co/RBJIANxHMa
— “Experts” = The Approved Narrative (@TsicsafPelosi) December 10, 2022
He doesn’t have to sign an NDA to get paid…his staff do. Most people who are not fucking brainwashed leftists can understand this simple distinction. https://t.co/AX5CGyjLxj
— Runyonesque (@Runyonesque3) December 10, 2022
Matt cannot possibly be this stupid. https://t.co/bruTgHTcZN
— Real Boo Radley (@BooRadley52) December 10, 2022
Pearce is making the Los Angeles Times look bad by tweeting … reporters leaking their ignorance to the public is free speech too.
Would Pearce like to apply free speech to Twitter 1.0 and its shadow bans and visibility filters?
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Greg Gutfeld quotes Jim Treacher on why Twitter is better despite Musk axing over half the staff https://t.co/wWGgQ9Pgrl
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 10, 2022
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