Jeffrey Pedersen

Sarah, you say the messages are “fake altered texts,” which would mean they’re not authentic records of what was said. At the same time, some coverage of this has treated them as hacked private communications. Those two claims pull in opposite directions—if the texts are fabricated or materially altered, then concerns about posting genuine private messages don’t really apply to them. The cleanest way to resolve it is simply to post the original, unedited messages (or screenshots from your own account with metadata intact). That would let everyone see exactly what was said and whether anything was changed. If you’re able to do that, it would clear things up faster than more back-and-forth about trust and internet sources. Appreciate the work you’ve put into free-speech events. Just looking for the primary sources here so people can judge for themselves.