A former Twitter employee told the Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday that former President Trump seemed to be "speaking directly to extremist organizations and giving them directives" on the platform.
Driving the news: The former Twitter employee also testified that the platform considered adopting a "stricter" moderation policy after Trump told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by" during the first 2020 presidential debate, but the company "chose not to act."
