Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan told a hearing on Thursday about Twitter’s investigation since billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter in October. put pressure on Mr. Lina Khan of
Jordan accused Khan of harassing Twitter under pressure from Democrats, but the FTC chairman stressed the agency’s independence before the House Judiciary Committee. hearing. Since Musk took control of Twitter, he said the FTC has issued more than 350 information requests to Twitter, including working with social media companies and Jordan’s journalists. be claimed. (Related: FTC Chairman Biden picks fights with big tech companies and suffers big losses)
member of parliament @JimJordan: “Is your Twitter attack, your Twitter harassment based on the fact that all sorts of Democrats have asked you to do this?”
FTC Chairman @linakhanFTC: We will only make our own determination as to whether or not there has been any violation of law. ” pic.twitter.com/qg9ZfZewob
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 13, 2023
“You asked for all communications related to Elon Musk, not the communications that Elon Musk just sent or received from anyone, whenever he was mentioned,” Jordan said. rice field. “It almost feels like an obsession rather than harassment.”
Jordan also said the FTC: I was demanded to The identities of all journalists and media outlets Twitter has granted access to since Musk acquired the company. “Would you like to know the names of all journalists interviewed by private companies?” Jordan asked. “Do you think that is consistent with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?”
Khan replied that she used to be a journalist, saying, “[s] They take their valuable work very seriously. “
Jordan said the government’s asking such questions was “a threat to the First Amendment and the freedom of the press,” as it was related to information released by journalists about the government’s suppression of speech. “It’s a particular problem,” he added, citing a Twitter post. File.
The Twitter files were internal documents released by journalists revealing government intervention in content controls on the platform, including censorship of certain COVID-19 coverage. Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said he was “surprised” at how well the government worked with Twitter to censor content.
“Is your Twitter attack, your Twitter harassment based on the fact that all sorts of Democrats have asked you to do this?”
Mr Khan replied, “We will only make our own determination as to whether there has been any violation of the law.”
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