Jan. 6 investigators demand records from social media companies

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Many defendants charged in the insurrection planned and coordinated their actions on the platforms.

This April 26, 2017, photo shows the Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia. | Matt Rourke/AP PhotoThe select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Thursday sought a massive tranche of records from social media companies,planned and coordinated their actions.

Among the defendants in Jan. 6 criminal cases whose social media activity became a factor are some who broadcast their actions online or memorialized it afterwards and others who had private online conversations about plans for the ultimately violent day. Separately, many rioters

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I'm sure the social media companies will be happy to 'explain whether their algorithms helped spread misinformation' since Congress is asking so nicely.

Politics is a right wing tool.. Don't believe it..

Isn’t there more pressing issues that need attention right now.

Good

Time to hold Mark Zuckerberg accountable. I mean, I know it’s not. But a girl can dream.

We need to talk about Qevin.

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