Zuckerberg accuses Biden administration of trying to censor Facebook posts about pandemic

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Joe Biden’s administration “reprinted again and again“Facebook will monitor the publication of certain content during the covid-19 pandemic. The message was sent yesterday (26) to the United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.

The document signed by the manager states that he received it in 2021.Senior Officers“From the Joe Biden administration, including White House officials”censor certain content“regarding the epidemic.

Mark Zuckerberg just admitted three things:

1. Biden-Harris Admin “pressured” Facebook to censor Americans.

2. Facebook censored Americans.

3. Facebook restricted Hunter Biden’s laptop story.

Big win for freedom of expression. pic.twitter.com/ALLbZd9l6K

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Including publications”humor and satire” and in the end Facebook chose not to delete any posts – which is “so much disappointment” According to Zuckerberg, by the government. In this way, the social network deleted only the content that it considered irregular or criminal.

Zuckerberg also stated that he was under pressure from the FBI: “Russia’s potential disinformation operationAlleged accusations involving the president’s son, Hunter Biden, which were reported in the press as evidence.

At the time, Facebook had hidden posts related to the issue while waiting for advice from fact-checking agencies, but the executive said: You will no longer make such decisions in advance..

Facebook and freedom of expression

At the beginning of the letter the manager says: “appreciate“The committee’s interest in content moderation is why they decided to raise the issue openly. They also said that Meta’s platforms “for everyone” and dedicated “Encourage conversation and help people connect safely and securely“.

The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is currently chaired by conservative Republican politician Jim Jordan, who published on Twitter the secret decisions of Alexandre de Moraes regarding content investigated by Brazilian authorities.

“I believe the government’s pressure is wrong and I regret that we were not more vocal about this issue.. I also think we made some choices that we simply could not have made with the benefit of understanding now and with new information,” the CEO explains.

He also vowed to be more combative if the same thing happens again in the future. Facebook and other social networks have been accused of censoring or limiting the reach of conservative posts for years, something Zuckerberg himself has denied in previous statements.