Covington High School alumnus Nicholas Sandmann has asked new Twitter owner Elon Musk to release any files related to the platform that allowed death threats against him as a teenager.
“As I watch this all play out, I wonder if @elonmusk has any hidden Twitter files related to what happened here,” Sandmann said on Twitter on Sunday. “Let’s be clear: under the watch of @vijaya they allowed these illegal threats when I was 16 years old.”
Sandmann shared screenshots taken from several verified Twitter accounts calling for people to burn down Sandmann’s high school and throw “MAGA kids” into a wood chipper.
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The post comes after Musk’s release of what Musk called the “Twitter files,” a collection of internal communications at the company showing that Twitter colluded with the media, government officials and Democratic operatives to suppress certain stories. on the platform.
Sandmann was at the center of controversy in 2019 after a March For Life, where he was photographed smiling while wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat as he was confronted by Native American activist Nathan Phillips. Many news outlets portrayed the incident as a group of white teenagers harassing an older Native American, although full video of the incident later showed that Sandmann and his fellow students remained calm after Phillips initially confronted them.
That didn’t stop the visceral reaction from many on social media after the photo was posted, resulting in death threats against Sandmann and her fellow students.
Sandmann eventually filed defamation suits against various news outlets over his original depiction of the incident, resulting in a settlement.
Many on the left are sounding the alarm about Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.
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Meanwhile, Musk has teased that there will be more Twitter file releases that shed light on the company’s content moderation actions.
“You know Twitter is being fair when far-right and far-left extremists are upset at the same time,” Musk said on Twitter on Friday. “Twitter aims to serve the 80% of people who want to learn, laugh, and engage in reasoned debate.”
