Reporters Pushed Twitter to Change System, Shared ‘Intel’ on Competitor: Twitter Files

CNN reporters Oliver Darcy and Donie O'Sullivan in Washington on April 29, 2023. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for CBS News

Reporters helped Twitter develop products and shared intelligence on a major competitor, according to newly released internal Twitter files.

Reporters from NBC, Fox News, the New York Times, and Reason, including NBC’s Ben Collins, helped Twitter develop its Birdwatch “fact-checking” tool, according to one of the files.