by John Hugh Demastri, The Daily Caller:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned Twitter that Russia was attempting to take advantage of social media platforms that were “permissive” of “misinformation,” since Russia viewed such sites as “operational advantages,” according to internal Twitter documents published by journalist Matt Taibbi Friday.

The warning was sent via an FBI liaison, who issued a trio of DHS “products” to Twitter on March 3, 2021, two of which concerned the influence of Russia and Iran respectively on upcoming elections, while the third focused on the need for social media companies to ensure they collaborated effectively with the government to combat domestic extremism, according to Taibbi. The liaison sent the products to Twitter legal executive Stacia Cardille following a meeting the week prior, noting they “may be of assistance to Twitter,” and offering to field any questions that Twitter’s team had, Taibbi reported.