- BREITBART - ALLUM BOKHARI - MAY 23, 2022 -
Research exclusively shared with Breitbart News identifies hundreds of millions of dollars flowing from Bill Gates’ foundation to 11 of the 26 organizations that signed an open letter last month urging Twitter advertisers to boycott the company if Elon Musk restores free speech on the platform.
Breitbart News’ report, based on research and analysis from the newly-formed Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), analyzed public filings to trace hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions from the letter signatories back to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
In total, 11 of the 26 anti-Musk organizations received funding from a Gates-backed entity.
The New Venture Fund, which in 2020 received the largest one-year commitment the Gates Foundation had made in more than half a decade, funds four of the signatories:
The Center for Media Justice
The Media Democracy Fund
The National Hispanic Media Coalition (via the Media Democracy Fund)
Accountable Tech
The Tides Foundation, also a recipient of Gates Foundation money, funds five of the signatories:
Free Press
Indivisible
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Media Matters
Black Lives Matter Global Network
Two other signatories are tied to Gates Foundation money:
Empowering Pacific Islanders Community (funded by Gates-backed Community Partners)
Reproaction (a project of Gates-backed NEO Philanthropy)
The open letter’s connection to the billionaire Microsoft founder is significant, as Gates is in the middle of a public feud with free speech advocate Musk. Last month, Gates revealed his $500 million short position against Musk-owned Tesla, prompting Musk to call Gates a “b*ner” killer alongside a meme of Gates as a pregnant man emoji.
Gates is also an outspoken censorship proponent, frequently calling on tech companies to do more to stop “health misinformation” spreading online.
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