30. In one humorous exchange on day 1, Democratic congressman Ro Khanna reaches out to Gadde to gently suggest she hop on the phone to talk about the โbacklash re speech.โ Khanna was the only Democratic official I could find in the files who expressed concern.
33.Within a day, head of Public Policy Lauren Culbertson receives a ghastly letter/report from Carl Szabo of the research firm NetChoice, which had already polled 12 members of congress โ 9 Rs and 3 Democrats, from โthe House Judiciary Committee to Rep. Judy Chuโs office.โ
34.NetChoice lets Twitter know a โblood bathโ awaits in upcoming Hill hearings, with members saying it's a "tipping point," complaining tech has โgrown so big that they canโt even regulate themselves, so government may need to intervene.โ
36.Twitter files continued:
"THE FIRST AMENDMENT ISNโT ABSOLUTEโ
Szaboโs letter contains chilling passages relaying Democratic lawmakersโ attitudes. They want โmoreโ moderation, and as for the Bill of Rights, it's "not absolute"
An amazing subplot of the Twitter/Hunter Biden laptop affair was how much was done without the knowledge of CEO Jack Dorsey, and how long it took for the situation to get "unfucked" (as one ex-employee put it) even after Dorsey jumped in.
There are multiple instances in the files of Dorsey intervening to question suspensions and other moderation actions, for accounts across the political spectrum