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31:11Now PlayingOn March 9th, 2023, Matt Taibbi appeared before Congress regarding the revelations uncovered by the "Twitter Files," which demonstrated the US federal government and social media companies worked together to censor information and accounts unfavorable to US interests. The same day, an IRS agent visited Taibbi's home in New Jersey. Matt Taibbi joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the case opened against him, as well as the role of the FBI and multiple law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the Foreign Influence Task Force which identified accounts and stories for censorship from Twitter.
Matt Taibbi is a journalist, author, and co-host of the Useful Idiots podcast.
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