Journalist Matt Taibbi, March 2023: written testimony to a House subcommittee saying the Twitter Files showed platforms built formal systems for taking moderation requests from the FBI, DHS, HHS, State, and the CIA. Witness testimony about selected records, not a court finding.
We learned Twitter, Facebook, Google, and other companies developed a formal system for taking in moderation “requests” from every corner of government: the FBI, DHS, HHS, DOD, the Global Engagement Center at State, even the CIA.
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Journalist Matt Taibbi, March 2023: written testimony to a House subcommittee saying the Twitter Files showed platforms built formal systems for taking moderation requests from the FBI, DHS, HHS, State, and the CIA. Witness testimony about selected records, not a court finding.