X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier, suspends journalists account

X is blocking links to an independent journalist’s newsletter which published an alleged dossier used to vet JD Vance that is believed to be part of the Iranian government’s hack on the Trump campaign.The social media platform formerly known as Twitter – now owned by billionaire Elon Musk – also suspended Ken Klippenstein, the journalist behind the newsletter.Now, when users enter the link to the newsletter in X’s search bar, an error flag tells users to “try searching for something else.”When users try to post the link, an error reads: “We can’t complete this request because this link has been identified by X or our partners as being potentially harmful.Visit our help center to learn more.”News outlets – including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Popular Information and Semafor – have declined to publish the hacked dossier and have been sitting on the papers for months. But in a message trying to persuade new readers to subscribe to his newsletter, Klippenstein wrote: “We publish what others won’t.”Klippenstein – a political reporter who previously worked at The Intercept, The Nation and The Daily Beast, according to his LinkedIn – said a source called “Robert” offered him the 271-page document via email. Media outlets who declined to publish the alleged JD Vance report have said they were also contacted by a “Robert.”The reporter was “temporarily suspended” from X “for violating our rules on posting unredacted private personal information,” X said in a post on its safety account.

The document appears to include Vance’s name, addresses and part of his social security number.X did not immediately respond to requests for further comment.Subscribe to our daily Business Report newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.

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