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On Friday afternoon, Republicans in Congress were quick to respond to the latest "Twitter Files" release, which was made public by the House Judiciary Committee. The files revealed hundreds of pages of documents from Twitter, including emails and internal memos, on their content moderation practices.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) commented that the documents are “further proof that Big Tech is out of control” and called for more oversight and regulations in order to protect users’ free speech rights. Hawley has been a vocal critic of tech companies, accusing them of censoring conservative voices on their platforms.

Meanwhile, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) said the documents show how Twitter allows “shadowbanning” — using algorithms to limit the visibility of certain accounts without informing users — and censors “people who express views it disagrees with". He also accused Twitter of hypocrisy, citing an example where a tweet from President Donald Trump was flagged as potentially misleading while similar tweets from political activists or foreign governments were not subject to such scrutiny.

The documents also reveal that the company had considered labeling some tweets from Trump as "manipulated media" or "spam". While Twitter ultimately decided against this move, many have speculated that it could be seen as a form of censorship.

Overall, these latest revelations have only further fueled Republican lawmakers’ criticism towards tech companies like Twitter over their content moderation practices. It remains to be seen what action will be taken in response to these developments.