Republican Party requests information from Elon Musk on Hunter Biden censorship case
Twitter's previous management blocked access to documentation and censored posts about Joe Biden's son.
Following the Twitter takeover, Republican Representative James Comer called on Elon Musk to turn over information about Hunter Biden's computer case. Comer, who is a member of the House Oversight Committee, called on Twitter's new owner to comply with congressional requirements.
In a letter, Comer asked Musk to give him access to documentation to find out why the former social network executive decided to censor this case before the last presidential election:
Musk was in favor of not censoring the case
The New York Post brought the Hunter Biden computer case to light in October 2020. Elon Musk was in favor of not censoring this case and criticized why they would suspend the New York Post's account for publishing the case:
Parag Agrawal, former CEO of Twitter, ignored the Republican Party's request to grant them the information regarding why they censored Hunter Biden's computer case. Now, the GOP is asking Musk not to make the same mistake and turn over the paperwork by Nov. 11:
Former Twitter executive's statement
Twitter blocked the New York Post's report on Hunter Biden. One of the founders and former CEO of the social network, Jack Dorsey, explained that it was a "mistake."
Despite this explanation, Twitter continued to censor the media outlet. Other Big Tech companies such as Facebook also blocked information about the Hunter Biden case.