Former Twitter employee says company 'chose not to act' in months leading to Jan. 6 riot

Former Twitter employee says company ‘chose not to act’ in months leading to Jan. 6 riot

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A former Twitter Inc. employee said he pleaded with management to consider a “stricter” moderation policy in the months leading to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, but the company “chose not to act.”

During riveting taped testimony at the latest hearing from the House Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday, the former Twitter TWTR employee said he repeatedly raised concerns after then-President Donald Trump said the extremist organization Proud Boys should “stand back and stand by” at his Sept. 29, 2020, presidential debate with Joe…

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