Good point. Is it now the received wisdom of HN readers that these are legitimate tools of big-tech and that we should merely yawn at confirmation they were emp

Good point. Is it now the received wisdom of HN readers that these are legitimate tools of big-tech and that we should merely yawn at confirmation they were employed at scale to manage narratives deemed inappropriate? Then why lie about using them when testifying in front of Congress? Surely it's a matter-of-fact use of legal methods to silence those with whom one disagrees?