Wray Defends FBI Social Media Efforts to Block Misinformation

  • Makes first remarks on policy since Louisiana judge’s order
  • FBI director testifies before Republican-led House committee
Christopher Wray during a House Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, on July 12.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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The FBI will comply with a federal judge’s order banning federal agencies from communicating with social media companies even though its efforts are intended to counter online misinformation from foreign adversaries, according to Director Christopher Wray.

During a congressional hearing Wednesday, Wray made his first public comments on the Louisiana court order issued last week, saying the Federal Bureau of Investigation “is not in the business of moderating content.”