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Social media platform facing most scrutiny from Congress on government pressure by end of 2024?
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Mark Zuckerberg•Meta Platforms•FBI•Facebook•Instagram•Hunter Biden•Congress•House Judiciary•Jim Jordan•Zuckerberg•Meta
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Zuckerberg Admits Biden-Harris, FBI Pressured Meta to Censor Content in 2021, Including Hunter Biden Story
Aug 27, 2024, 12:06 AM
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms, has admitted that the Biden-Harris administration and the FBI pressured Facebook and Instagram to censor content, including COVID-19 information and the Hunter Biden laptop story. In a letter to Congress and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, Zuckerberg expressed regret over Meta's compliance with these demands, stating that the government pressure was wrong and that he wished Meta had been more outspoken against it. The pressure occurred in 2021. Zuckerberg's admission has sparked discussions about the role of government influence on social media platforms and the implications for free speech.
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