On March 9th, 2023, Matt Taibbi appeared before Congress regarding the revelations uncovered by the “Twitter Files,“ which demonstrated the US federal government and social media companies worked together to censor information and accounts unfavorable to US interests. The same day, an IRS agent visited Taibbi's home in New Jersey. Matt Taibbi joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the case opened against him, as well as the role of the FBI and multiple law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the Foreign Influence Task Force which identified accounts and stories for censorship from Twitter. Matt Taibbi is a journalist, author, and co-host of the Useful Idiots podcast. The Real News is an independent, viewer-supported, radical media network. Watch The Chris Hedges Report live YouTube premiere on The Real News Network every Friday at 12PM ET: Listen to episode podcasts and find bonus content at The Chris Hedges Report Substack: Help us continue producing The Chris Hedges Report by following us and making a small donation: Donate to TRNN: Sign up for our newsletter: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: #chrishedges #therealnewsnetwork
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