Former Twitter executive admits to talking with government officials over disappearing message apps

The former leader of Twitter's global trust and safety division admitted Wednesday on Capitol Hill he used disappearing message apps to talk with government officials. 

When asked during the GOP-led House Oversight hearing whether he had used such apps, like Signal or Wicker, to speak with government officials, ex-Twitter executive Yoel Roth said, "Yes."

Two other Twitter officials present at the hearing did not admit to using disappearing messaging apps to communicate with the government.

Former Deputy General Counsel James Baker said: "I don’t recall."

Former Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gaddee said: "Not to the best of my records."

At the hearing titled, "Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter’s Role in Suppressing the Biden Laptop Story," Roth also revealed that he had advocated against removing from the platform the New York Post's story about Hunter Biden's laptop.

"Twitter made a mistake," he said. "I’ll be the first to admit that we didn’t always get it right."