Facebook removed content related to Covid-19 in response to pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made
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TechInternal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing pandemic to man-made virusFacebook has long said that its content-moderation decisions are independent and not made with regard to politics.removed content related to Covid-19 in response to pressure from the Biden administration, including posts claiming the virus was man-made, according to internal company communications viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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