Social media networks Twitter and Facebook initially limited the spread of the "Post" story on their platforms, citing policies restricting the sharing of hacked material and personal information; this decision proved controversial, with many critics, including Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and a Harvard Law School lecturer, deriding it as censorship. NPR reported that Twitter initially declined to comment how it reached this decision or what evidence it had supporting this. "The New York Times" initially reported that the story had been pitched to other outlets, including Fox News, which declined to publish it due to concerns over its reliability. The "Times" also reported that two writers at the "Post", Bruce Golding and one other, declined to have their names attached to the story, and ultimately the story only listed two bylines: Gabrielle Fonrouge, who "had little to do with the reporting or writing of the article" and was unaware of the byline prior to the story's publication; and Emma-Jo Morris, a former producer for Fox News's "Hannity" who had no prior bylines with the "Post". In response to the concerns about the veracity of the article, former "Post" editor-in-chief and current advisor Colin Allan responded in an email to the "Times" that “the senior editors at "The Post" made the decision to publish the Biden files after several days’ hard work established its merit."