Facebook took down COVID-19 posts after pressure from the Biden administration. 'I can't see Mark in a million years being comfortable with that,' an exec said in newly uncovered emails.
The report indicates that the Big Tech company gave into many demands, despite some executives pushing back and saying Zuckerberg wouldn't be on board, the Journal reported.
Additional emails indicate that others at the company didn't agree with the Biden administration's content-moderation demands, with some executives worrying the removal of certain posts would only heighten vaccine skepticism, WSJ reported. The VP expressed regret for giving into pressure and taking down — rather than demoting or labeling — content that said COVID-19 was man-made, a move that went againstA spokesperson for Meta declined to comment on the report to Insider and did not comment to the Journal.
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