The CCP is still cracking down and silencing dissenters, but the regime seems to be at least signaling a willingness to loosen COVID restrictions. An FBI agent recently testified to Republican attorneys general that the FBI held weekly meetings with big tech companies ahead of the 2020 election. The claim comes as Elon Musk has begun releasing information on how Twitter worked with a democratic party to suppress negative stories about then presidential candidate Joe Biden. A look at the role of the media in big tech in recent elections.