House Republicans are demanding social media giants Twitter and Facebook hand over information related to efforts by government agencies to moderate content on their platforms amid recent revelations pointing to federal officials and Biden campaign insiders working with Big Tech to curtail free speech.
In letters Wednesday to Twitter owner Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee said they are requesting documents and communications from the platform to assist in an ongoing probe “to uncover any unconstitutional actions by government officials or agents working on their behalf.”
“Despite these clear constitutional limits on government action, reports continue to surface that government officials and agencies have conducted censorship campaigns involving social media platforms,” wrote the lawmakers, led by Rep.