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3 former Twitter executives testifying at House hearing over handling of Hunter Biden laptop story

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Newest development Feb 9, 2023 · 4 reports10 Wacko Moments From Republicans' Hearing on Hunter Biden's Laptop

By Jeremy Herb, Sara Murray, Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN Former Twitter executives acknowledged to lawmakers Wednesday that the social media company erred when it temporarily suppressed a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop in October 2020, but the officials emphasized there …

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    3 former Twitter executives testifying at House hearing over handling of Hunter Biden laptop story

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    10 Wacko Moments From Republicans' Hearing on Hunter Biden's Laptop

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Top Twitter executive reveals key information on Hunter Biden censorship decision (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Ex-top Twitter executive Yoel Roth revealed key new information about the Big Tech company’s Hunter Biden laptop censorship in 2020 came from another tech company, not the FBI.

  2. Fox News

    Former Twitter execs who censored Hunter Biden laptop story face questioning from House GOP (opens Fox News)

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    Three former Twitter employees are to appear before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Wednesday to face questioning on the censorship of the Hunter Biden laptop story.

  3. Local News 8

    3 former Twitter executives testifying at House hearing over handling of Hunter Biden laptop story (opens Local News 8)

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    By Jeremy Herb, Sara Murray, Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN Former Twitter executives acknowledged to lawmakers Wednesday that the social media company erred when it temporarily suppressed a New York Post story regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop in October 2020, but the officials emphasized there …

  4. The Guardian

    Ex-Twitter execs to testify in Congress on handling of Hunter Biden laptop reporting (opens The Guardian)

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    Social media company temporarily restricted New York Post article in 2020 about contents of Joe Biden’s son abandoned computer

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Former Twitter executives deny being pressured by Democrats to block Hunter Biden story (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Former Twitter executives conceded to Congress that they made a mistake by blocking a story about Hunter Biden, the president's son, from the social media platform in the run-up to the 2020 election.

  6. Deseret News

    Key takeaways from congressional hearing on Twitter and Hunter Biden’s laptop (opens Deseret News)

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    Former Twitter executives were questioned by House Republicans over the involvement of the FBI and Big Tech in the Hunter Biden laptop story

  7. Gopusa

    Republicans hammer Twitter over suppression of Hunter Biden story (opens Gopusa)

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    (EFE).- Former Twitter executives facing hostile questioning Wednesday from Republican members of the United States Congress about the platform's decision in October 2020 to suppress a story on the contents of a laptop computer belonging to Hunter Biden, son of then-presidential candidate Joe Biden.

  8. The Washington Free Beacon

    FACT CHECK: AOC Says Twitter Censorship of Hunter's Laptop Was '24-Hour Hiccup' (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats are downplaying the electoral impact of Twitter's decision to block users from sharing the laptop story—which included unflattering revelations about President Joe Biden and his family's business activities—in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential…

  9. Gizmodo

    10 Wacko Moments From Republicans' Hearing on Hunter Biden's Laptop (opens Gizmodo)

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    House Republicans tried to grill former Twitter employees over their handing of the Hunter Biden laptop story, but the proceedings became a circus.

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