Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, acknowledged on Monday that the Biden-Harris administration exerted pressure on the platform to censor certain content, including the Hunter Biden laptop story in October 2020 and other topics.
In a letter addressed to Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, Zuckerberg wrote, “There’s a lot of talk right now around how the U.S. government interacts with companies like Meta, and I want to be clear about our position.” He emphasized that the platform’s mission is “about promoting free speech and helping people connect in a safe and secure way.”
However, Zuckerberg also admitted, “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.”
Mark Zuckerberg just admitted three things:
1. Biden-Harris Admin “pressured” Facebook to censor Americans.
2. Facebook censored Americans.
3. Facebook throttled the Hunter Biden laptop story.
Big win for free speech. pic.twitter.com/ALlbZd9l6K
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) August 26, 2024
The House Judiciary Committee responded to Zuckerberg’s letter by stating, “Mark Zuckerberg