Coverage dated August 26, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was 'pressured' by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content

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Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee that his teams were "pressured" by the White House to censor some Covid-19 content.

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  1. CNN

    Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was ‘pressured’ by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content in 2021 (opens CNN)

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    Zuckerberg in his letter to the judiciary committee said the pressure he felt in 2021 was “wrong” and he came to “regret” that his company was not more outspoken.

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was 'pressured' by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to the House Judiciary committee that his teams were "pressured" by the White House to censor some Covid-19 content.

  3. The Daily Signal

    Zuckerberg Says Biden-Harris Admin Pressured Facebook to Censor Content (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Biden-Harris administration pressured Facebook to censor content on its platform, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg

  4. NBC News

    Mark Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some Covid-19 content during the pandemic (opens NBC News)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again.

  5. NBC New York

    Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic (opens NBC New York)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic.

  6. Legal Insurrection

    Zuckerberg: Biden Admin, FBI 'Repeatedly Pressured' Facebook to 'Censor' COVID Content, Hunter Biden Story (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    "Like I said to our teams at the time, I feel strongly that we should not compromise our content standards due to pressure from any Administration in either decision - and we're ready to push back if something like this happens again."

  7. ABC 12 Flint

    Zuckerberg says the Biden Administration pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic. He vowed that the social media giant would push back if

  8. FOX 35 Orlando

    Mark Zuckerberg letter: White House pressured Facebook over some COVID content during pandemic (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter that Meta made some choices that, “with the benefit of hindsight and new information," the tech giant would not make again. Here's how the White House responded.

  9. New York Post

    Zuckerberg admits Biden admin pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, says it was wrong to suppress The Post’s Hunter laptop coverage (opens New York Post)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted Monday that the Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor COVID-19 content and acknowledged it was wrong to stifle The Post's coverage of Hunter Biden's infamous laptop.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Zuckerberg says the White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that

  11. Gizmodo

    Zuckerberg Vows to Stay Neutral This Election, Complains Biden Pushed Meta to Censor Covid Content (opens Gizmodo)

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    The Facebook founder really seems to want Republicans to like him.

  12. Time

    Zuckerberg Says Biden Admin Pressured Censorship of Some COVID Content (opens Time)

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    “I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,” the Meta CEO wrote in a letter to the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee.

  13. The Guardian

    Mark Zuckerberg says White House ‘pressured’ Facebook to censor Covid-19 content (opens The Guardian)

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    Meta boss regrets bowing to government power and says he would not make the same choices today

  14. The Daily Caller

    Mark Zuckerberg Admits Biden-Harris Admin Pressured Facebook To Censor Content, Expresses Regret (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Mark Zuckerberg expressed regret Monday that Facebook caved to pressure by the Biden-Harris administration to censor content.

  15. NBC New York

    Mark Zuckerberg says White House ‘pressured' Meta to ‘censor' Covid-19 content (opens NBC New York)

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    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.”

  16. Gopusa

    Zuckerberg Says He Regrets Demoting COVID-19 Content (opens Gopusa)

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    Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was pressured by the federal government to censor COVID-19 content, and he now regrets bowing to those demands. In an Aug. 26 letter sent to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the tech billionaire wrote that senior of…

  17. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Zuckerberg: Biden pressured Meta to censor COVID-19 content | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” COVID-19 content during the pandemic, apparently referring to White House requests to take down misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines.

  18. BGR

    Mark Zuckerberg now says Meta shouldn't have complied with White House Covid censorship requests (opens BGR)

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    Meta's CEO now says the Biden administration was wrong to push for censorship of certain Covid-related content during the pandemic.

  19. Quartz

    Mark Zuckerberg has some regrets about how Meta handled COVID misinformation (opens Quartz)

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    Zuckerberg said the platform would be “ready to push back" against censorship pressure

  20. Deadline

    Mark Zuckerberg Says Biden Administration Pressured Meta To Censor Covid Content, In Gift To House Republicans (opens Deadline)

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    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the House Judiciary Committee in a letter that the White House pressured the social media giant to censor some Covid-19 content but it wouldn't do that now.

  21. AL.com

    Biden administration pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, Mark Zuckerberg claims (opens AL.com)

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    “I believe the government pressure was wrong and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it,” Zuckerberg wrote.

  22. Reason

    Mark Zuckerberg blames Biden for 'government pressure' to censor Facebook (opens Reason)

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    Zuckerberg told the House Judiciary Committee that his Meta faced significant pressure from the federal government to censor content on Facebook and Instagram.

  23. Digital Journal

    Meta CEO Zuckerberg says US pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong' (opens Digital Journal)

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    Republicans cried victory on Tuesday after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he now believes US government pressure on his social media platforms to take down

  24. Portland Press Herald

    Zuckerberg says White House pressured Facebook over COVID content during pandemic (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Experts warn this year's U.S. election could be swamped by misinformation with the proliferation of AI and other tools to produce false news stories and content that could mislead voters.

  25. WFMZ Allentown

    Zuckerberg says White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during pandemic (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    In response, the White House said it was confronted with a deadly pandemic, and the administration was encouraging "responsible actions to protect public health and safety."

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