Zuckerberg describes repeated pressure from senior Biden-administration officials over COVID-19 content. He also says the ultimate takedown decisions were Meta’s own, so the letter does not establish that every decision was government-controlled.
In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain COVID-19 content, including humor and satire, and expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn't agree.
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Zuckerberg describes repeated pressure from senior Biden-administration officials over COVID-19 content. He also says the ultimate takedown decisions were Meta’s own, so the letter does not establish that every decision was government-controlled. Bearing on the claim: supports. Verification note: Nonofficial mirror; verified archive wildcard. Counterpoint on same page: “Ultimately, it was our decision whether or not to take content down, and we own our decisions.”