The Pirate Post<p><strong><b><a href="https://claudiagiulia.substack.com/p/can-twitter-x-control-journalists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can Twitter X control journalists and politicians? The shocking revelation from Musk's Italian trustee gives pause for thought</a></b></strong></p><p>The story of Andrea <a href="https://poliverso.org/search?tag=Stroppa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stroppa</span></a> who, as a shareholder of X, boasts of being able to read its private messages, is told by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.uno/users/claudiagiulia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>claudiagiulia</span></a></span><br>The journalist noticed Stroppa's "gaffe" during a "space" live broadcast and reported it to the Italian Data Protection Authority</p><blockquote>It’s Saturday, March 22, 2025. I’m getting ready to head out and take one last look at Twitter. At the top of the screen, I spot a Spaces session featuring <a href="https://x.com/PrasadDammai/status/1866447252853530673" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrea Stroppa</a>, a key figure in Elon Musk’s orbit, with a prominent role in Europe, especially Italy. I hesitate, but then I notice some journalists I admire - people I’ve connected with on the platform - among the listeners. Curiosity wins out, and I join. Nicola Porro is interviewing Stroppa: they’re talking about Twitter X, Musk, and Tesla. Then my connection drops, I have to leave, and I close the app. The next day, I return to the audio: it’s still there, recorded on the platform, now heard by thousands. I pick up where I left off. At the 32-minute mark, Stroppa says something that stops me cold. I rewind and listen again. I can’t believe it. In a fleeting moment - maybe a lapse - he drops a bombshell: thanks to his role as a shareholder, he can uncover the identity of any user on X, specifically mentioning anonymous accounts that criticize him. It’s a stark claim, impossible to brush off.<p><b>A revelation everyone ignores</b></p></blockquote><p><a href="https://claudiagiulia.substack.com/p/can-twitter-x-control-journalists" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">claudiagiulia.substack.com/p/c…</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/technology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>technology</span></a></span></p>