Musk’s X blocked links to JD Vance dossier after hearing from Trump campaign
Elon Musk's X blocked links to the JD Vance dossier after hearing directly from the Trump campaign, according to a new report that describes Musk's extensive efforts to boost Trump's presidential campaign.
A New York Times article titled "Musk Is Going All In to Elect Trump" said that "the relationship [between Trump and Musk] has proved significant in other ways. After a reporter's publication of hacked Trump campaign information last month, the campaign connected with X to prevent the circulation of links to the material on the platform, according to two people with knowledge of the events. X eventually blocked links to the material and suspended the reporter's account."
The Vance dossier, which apparently came from an Iranian hack of the Trump campaign, contains the campaign's research on Trump's vice presidential nominee. As we wrote on September 27, X also suspended Ken Klippenstein, the journalist who published the dossier.
"Ken Klippenstein was temporarily suspended for violating our rules on posting unredacted private personal information, specifically Sen. Vance's physical addresses and the majority of his Social Security number," X said at the time.
