Ken Klippenstein Suspended from X by Elon Musk After Publishing Hacked JD Vance Dossier

Sep 26, 2024, 06:47 PM

Journalist Ken Klippenstein has been temporarily suspended from X (formerly Twitter) after publishing a dossier on Senator J.D. Vance, which was allegedly hacked from the Trump campaign by Iranian operatives. The dossier, which includes Vance's personal details such as his Social Security number, physical addresses, cell numbers, and emails, was deemed a violation of X's rules on posting unredacted private information. Klippenstein defended his decision to publish the dossier on his Substack, citing public interest, but his account was suspended for violating the platform's policies. The suspension has sparked a debate on free speech and the ethics of publishing hacked materials. Elon Musk, the owner of X, has maintained the platform's hacked materials rule.