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Ex-Twitter Execs Testify
Congress held its first hearing on Twitter’s alleged censorship of conservative viewpoints on Wednesday. Several former high-level executives testified, including the Former Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter, Yoel Roth, as well as legal counsel Vijaya Gadde and Jim Baker. The hearing centered around Twitter’s decision to censor the New York Post’s 2020 story about Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell”:
Yoel Roth on the Hunter Biden laptop story:
“Twitter made a mistake … I have been clear that in my judgment at the time, Twitter should not have taken action to block the New York Post’s reporting.”
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— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) February 8, 2023
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