Twitter Changes Policy After Limiting NY Post's Biden Story; Subpoenas, FCC Regulations Loom

Social media companies Twitter and Facebook are facing criticism and questions about their policies after each platform limited circulation of the New York Post's controversial story on Joe Biden's alleged corrupt foreign business dealings this week. Twitter then announced changes to its policy on handling "Hacked Materials", saying it will now "label Tweets to provide context instead of blocking links from being shared." Accusing the companies of censoring information to help Biden win the 2020 election, Senate Republicans are reportedly preparing subpoenas of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) also announced its plan to review Section 230 of the Communications Act, citing "bipartisan support in Congress to reform the law; Section 230 protects social media companies from liability for the content posted to their platforms. The news is being covered on all sides of the spectrum, with more prominent attention from right-rated outlets. Right-rated reports are focused on the companies' alleged efforts to influence the election and harm Trump; outlets on all sides concentrated on how tech companies potentially have excess regulatory power over speech and ideas.