Jan. 6 Committee Seeks Records From 15 Tech Platforms
District of Columbia | August 29, 2021
The Democrat-majority committee probing the events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has issued letters to 15 telecommunications and social media companies, including giants such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google, asking them to provide a series of documents related to the day.
The other platforms being targeted in the records demand are 4chan, 8kun (formerly known as 8chan), Gab, Parler, Reddit, Snapchat, Telegram, theDonald.win, TikTok, Twitch, YouTube, and Zello.
According to a statement from the select committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), its chairman, is giving the companies two weeks to provide “information including records related to the spread of misinformation, efforts to overturn the 2020 election or prevent the certification of the results, domestic violent extremism, and foreign influence in the 2020 election.”….(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)