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2024-12-09 09:53:57 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A6ACE11D31A345906F671436D15A74D0A809FF3A8D617E5C34F02660C7D9780F
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Mark Zuckerberg did not "just publish" this. In a letter released August 26 2024, Zuckerberg admitted to being pressured "to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire," and that it was Meta's "decision whether or not to take content down." https://x.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1828201780544504064 https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/26/zuckerberg-meta-white-house-pressure-00176399 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxlpjlgdzjo https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/zuckerberg-says-the-white-house-pressured-facebook-to-censor-some-covid-19-content-during-the-pandemic https://www.reuters.com/technology/zuckerberg-says-biden-administration-pressured-meta-censor-covid-19-content-2024-08-27/
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