Republican Social Media Resolution Goes Down in House Commerce Committee

The House Commerce Committee voted 28-23 along party lines not to recommend a Republican-backed resolution of inquiry to the full House. The resolution called out the Biden administration for alleged coordination with social media companies to censor speech and sought documents related to that alleged effort. But while the resolution failed, it signaled what Republicans could be focusing on when they take over House chairmanships. Committee Chairman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) called the resolution an out-of-touch, frivolous, and partisan that was in contrast to the committee’s productive work that preceded it. The resolution was driven in part by new Twitter owner Elon Musk’s release of internal documents he claims support allegations of shadow-banning conservatives.