By complaining that he was pressured to 'censor' content about the pandemic, Zuckerberg has signaled to purveyors of disinformation that Facebook is open for business.
In a letter this week to Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman Jim Jordan , Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that his teams wereby the Biden White House to censor some content about Covid-19. In response, the White House released the following statement:"When confronted with a deadly pandemic, this Administration encouraged responsible actions to protect public health and safety.
The following year, roughly the same time Mr. Zuckerberg reports being “pressured” by the Biden White House, the non-partisan RAND Corporation released a“Our most important finding was that both Russia and China promoted dangerous conspiracy theories about COVID-19 that likely had a negative impact on global public health, which in our judgment, constitutes serious wrongdoing.
Zuckerberg’s complaint that he was pressured to “censor” Facebook content probably strikes many federal scientists as ironic. In prior disease outbreaks, they were often asked to provide objective information to the public. However, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic,from Rep. Jordan and other ultraconservatives in Congress, “academics, universities, and government agencies are overhauling or ending research programs designed to counter the spread of online misinformation.
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