Blogger who shared JD Vance dossier permanently banned from X

An independent journalist was banned from X after sharing an Iranian-leaked dossier about Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) on Elon Musk’s platform.

Ken Klippenstein shared the 271-page opposition research file on Vance to his X account last Thursday, a platform where he had over 500,000 followers. His original post was initially flagged by X for failing to delete “several references” to a home address for Vance that was within the dossier, as well as the first several digits of his Social Security number.