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An image of Russian president Vladimir Putin is seen through a Twitter logo in this photo illustration on December 4, 2017.
  • A recent "Twitter Files" drop revealed deep concerns among Twitter executives about a database that claimed to track Russian propaganda in "near real time."
  • The now defunct database, Hamilton 68, was widely cited by media outlets, including Insider, before it was shut down in 2018.
  • Conservatives have accused it of having a left-wing bias, while its creators say the dashboard's data was often misunderstood and misinterpreted.

Selectively leaked emails that appear to show internal discussions between Twitter executives have raised doubts about a prominent database used to track Russia's online influence campaigns.