Mark Zuckerberg says White House 'pressured' Meta to 'censor' Covid-19 content
Zuckerberg said it was ultimately Meta's decision to take down any content, but he noted he believes that the so-called "government pressure was wrong."
The Biden Administration "pressured" Facebook-parent Meta to "censor" content related to Covid-19, the social media giant's CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleged, adding that he regrets some of the decisions taken in relation to the U.S. government's requests.
"In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire, and expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn't agree," Zuckerberg wrote in a letter to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee.
If you are Zuckerberg, then you should be prepared for the fact that one day they will try to squeeze all the sugar out of you :) !VSC
Yeah. The political winds can change. Hard to know where things are going.
All of these guys are targets even if they abide by the marching orders.
The Biden Administration "pressured" Facebook-parent Meta to "censor" content related to Covid-19, the social media giant's CEO Mark Zuckerberg alleged, adding that he regrets some of the decisions taken in relation to the U.S. government's requests.
"In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire, and expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn't agree," Zuckerberg wrote in a letter to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee.
The letter was posted on the Committee's Facebook page and on its account on the X social media platform on Monday.
A Meta spokesperson confirmed the letter's authenticity to CNBC.
Zuckerberg said it was ultimately Meta's decision to take down any content, but he noted he believes that the so-called "government pressure was wrong."
"I regret that we were not more outspoken about it," Zuckerberg said.
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