- Jordan subpoenaed CEOs atop Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft.
- Jordan asked about company communications with the executive branch to prevent free speech online.
- The subpoenas come after another panel on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing on Twitter.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, subpoenaed top executives of five tech companies to ask about interactions with the government and alleged suppression of conservatives.
Jordan, R-Ohio, said he is developing legislation to limit how much tech companies can restrict the circulation of content or remove users from their platforms. Jordan said Twitter recently set a benchmark for revealing its interactions with government requests to suppress content.
The demands are part of wide-ranging investigations House Republicans are waging after years of what they called a neglect of oversight for the Biden administration. Jordan and others seek information about whether the FBI or other agencies urged private companies such as Twitter, Facebook and Google to steer users away from conservative content or drop conservative users.
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Jordan has also subpoenaed the FBI and Education Department for documents about FBI interactions with school boards. A subcommittee Jordan heads held a hearing on the alleged politicization of the FBI.
Other House GOP inquiries include the Oversight and Accountability Committee’s investigation of the president’s son, Hunter Biden, over foreign business deals and his artwork.
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