Meta CEO Zuckerberg admits Biden admin pressured Meta to censor Covid-19 content in 2021.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted in a letter to the US House Judiciary Committee that the Biden administration pressured Meta to censor specific Covid-19 content in 2021, including humor and satire. Zuckerberg stated that "senior officials" repeatedly pressured his team for months to remove certain posts and expressed regret over not being more vocal about the government's demands at the time. The Meta CEO emphasized that while his platform regularly receives input from various governments about public discourse and safety, the final decision on content removal was Facebook's responsibility.

August 26, 2024
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