This essay, on the significance of the Twitter Files, was my Observer column this week.  It was published on 1 January 2023, under the headline “The Twitter Files should disturb liberal critics of Elon Musk – and here’s why”. Half the room is jumping up and down, screaming “Gotcha!”. The other half shrugs its shoulders, muttering “So what’s new?”. Welcome to the war over the so-called Twitter Files. Over the past month, Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, has made available to a handpicked […]

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