An ongoing legal case in the United States may force an answer to a question that has long remained hidden: Has the U.S. government systematically paid social media platforms to censor content that did not suit those in political power?
Through a FOIA request (the equivalent of a request for public records), the organization New Civil Liberties Alliance has demanded that the FBI disclose whether the agency has paid platforms such as Twitter (now X) and other social media platforms to moderate, remove, or suppress certain content. The FBI has so far refused to release the documents. The matter is now before the courts.
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