Congress grills former Twitter executives over Hunter Biden's laptop | USA TODAY

The GOP-led House Oversight Committee questioned three former Twitter executives on how the company handled the Hunter Biden laptop story.

The House hearing Wednesday into Twitter’s brief suppression of a story about Hunter Biden’s laptop outlined the queasiness of former executives to block it and provided a bare-knuckle arena for partisan lawmakers to debate allegations against President Joe Biden.

Former Twitter executives told the House Oversight and Accountability Committee the company blocked links to the New York Post story in October 2020 because of similarities to the posting of leaks from hacked Democratic computers before the 2016 election. The executives called the 24-hour suppression a mistake and said it was difficult to judge between contentious and dangerous speech during a campaign.

Against that backdrop, Republican lawmakers argued Twitter’s decision could have thrown the election to Biden rather than former President Donald Trump. Some lawmakers called for legislation to prevent Twitter from blocking posts or government agencies from recommending against publication.

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[meyou]

Does AOC not know hunter Biden already said the laptop is his?

[Paul-zwbj]

When you listen to the members speak and then you hear AOC speak it's like a grade-school kid in with college grads

[garryhall]

AOC is the difficult kid that failed to grow up.

[AmphibiousWarrior]

AOC is one of those people who think that acting outraged = correct.

[elainecannavo]

Hey New Yorkers this is who you voted in

[titodavila]

But it was true?!?! Wtf is going on?!?

[DanTheMano]

She’s really trying to claim that that laptop wasn’t real?? Is she trying to muddy the waters or has she not been paying attention for the last 2 years?!

[michellerussell]

"Explosive disinformation" 🤣
Somebody wanna inform this genius that it's real?

[markm]

Only AOC would bring up abortion rights in a government collusion hearing about a laptop.

[dtsh]

The only time AOC is qualified to access the hearing room is when she serves cookies 🍪 and drinks🥤 😂

[markm]

When AOC speaks, it is so reminiscent of an SNL sketch about a 13 year old girl sitting in on a congressional committee.

[OurBackwoodsHomestead]

Love it these Twitter hacks got thier butts kicked! Exsposed!

[cajunogo]

How can anyone take AOC serious??? she sounds like a child.

[odington]

jeez, AOC just won't admit when something is wrong when it was her political side that did it.

[johntodd]

When did we become a communist nation?

[Oblivionsurveyor]

Do it again? I am not sure what she is talking about but we are certainly going to "DO" something. Nice to find common ground.

[bradchristmas]

So now they are sorry lol. Hilarious. AOC being a partisan politican. Gotta love it

[wnf]

AOC knows that acting angry doesn't make her point any more valid

[pollybailey]

So was Twitter filtering BLM treats too or was it all right wing, because no one ever ask that question

[oldsoul]

I don't think the bartender understands that its actually real lol