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Adam Schiff's Office Requests Twitter Ban, Deamplification of Tweets

🧵 The TL;DR

House Democrats have been requesting Twitter to take down and ban tweets, however, Twitter has so far refused the requests. Instead, they have chosen to 'deamplify' certain accounts, which is causing some concern with the office of Adam Schiff.

    🔑 Key Points

  • House Democrats have been asking Twitter to take down tweets, especially one involving a parody photo of Joe Biden.
  • Twitter has refused to remove these tweets, instead opting to 'deamplify' certain accounts.
  • The office of Adam Schiff is concerned about this move, as it could impede the ability of law enforcement to search Twitter for potential threats.

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