politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Facebook Bowed to White House Pressure, Removed Covid Posts

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Facebook Bowed to White House Pressure, Removed Covid Posts

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politics @lemmy.world · 1 year ago

WSJ News Exclusive | Facebook Bowed to White House Pressure, Removed Covid Posts

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Internal Meta emails say pressure from Washington was behind a decision to take down posts attributing the pandemic to a man-made virus.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/2450136

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