Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) office requested Twitter censor posts, according to documents released by journalist Matt Taibbi. Schiff’s office requested Twitter remove posts regarding staffer Sean Misko and a GIF of Biden sticking his tongue out. Both requests were denied. Former head of Twitter’s Trust and Safety Yoel Roth said the GIF was created with “humorous intent” and presented no harm.
From The Daily Caller:
Although Twitter pushed back on requests for outright bans, it did regularly deamplify, or reduce the reach of, accounts that promoted content related to QAnon, according to the documents. While Schiff’s office “greatly appreciate[d]” the efforts to deamplify users content, it was concerned that deamplification might “inadvertently impede” law enforcement’s ability to find threats posed to Congressional staff.
