"According to the letter, none of them claim they were ever pressured to suppress or remove content at the behest of the Biden administration. The interviews come from several years of conversations with Youtube employees focused on policy and health, and in trust and safety roles; they appear to undercut years of GOP accusations of the Biden administration censoring social media platforms during the pandemic."
"The release of the full transcripts would need to be approved by Republicans on the committee, a spokesperson for the Democrats tells WIRED. (Congressman Jim Jordan's office did not respond to a request for comment. He is the GOP leader of the committee.) "Jim Jordan's quest to find evidence of a censorship regime that never existed is well into its third year, and he continues to suppress the testimonies of the many, many witnesses who""
Alphabet's legal counsel alleged that the Biden administration sought to influence YouTube to crack down on Covid-19 misinformation. Republican leaders framed that allegation as evidence of Democratic censorship. Jamie Raskin presented excerpts from interviews with 20 Alphabet employees, and none of those employees reported being pressured to suppress or remove content at the administration's behest. The interviews span several years and involve employees in policy, health, trust, and safety roles. The available transcripts appear to undercut Republican accusations that the Biden administration coerced social media platforms during the pandemic. Full-transcript release requires Republican committee approval.
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