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According to documents released by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-CA, he pushed for the removal of certain content from Twitter.
The documents, which were provided to journalists by Elon Musk, detail the various communications between his company and Schiff's office. Although the details about the congressman's interactions with Twitter were previously known, the latest batch of documents revealed the frequency of his messages with the platform.
Although the office of Schiff regularly requested that Twitter take down certain content, the company did not do so on multiple occasions. For instance, when it was asked to remove a post that featured a modified image of Joe Biden, a former Twitter safety and trust officer dismissed the request.
Twitter also rejected requests from Schiff's office to suppress search results related to the staff members of the House Intelligence Committee. The platform did, however, abide by some of the requests.
The documents released by Elon Musk included details about the various interactions between the company and the House Intelligence Committee.
The documents also revealed the various efforts that the Trump and Biden administrations made to combat the spread of misinformation about COVID-19. They included their interactions with the company and the FBI. The documents also revealed the social media giant's handling of the laptop of Hunter Biden.
The preceding is a summary of an article that originally appeared on Washington Examiner.
