Meta in Menlo Park, California According to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the Biden administration put pressure on the firm to take posts with correct information on COVID-19 vaccines off of its platforms.
In remarks that were recently made public, Zuckerberg said that government representatives “pushed us really hard to take down the things that were honestly true,” referencing a meme of actor Leonardo DiCaprio talking about the negative consequences of vaccines.
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According to reports, Zuckerberg stated, “Anything that says that vaccines might have side effects, you basically need to take down,” referring to exchanges in which authorities allegedly called Meta and ordered content removal.
Concerns regarding censorship and free speech have been raised by the allegations, which have reignited discussion about the government’s involvement in policing internet content during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The White House has not addressed Zuckerberg’s accusations in public. Meta’s content management guidelines and how it handles pandemic-related information have been under constant examination.
Zuckerberg’s comments rekindle debate about how to strike a balance between thwarting false information and defending online free speech.
