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The Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets bowing to what he calls pressure from the Biden administration to \u201ccensor\u201d content on Facebook and Instagram during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

In a letter sent to a US House committee chair, he said some material \u2013 including humour and satire \u2013 was taken down in 2021 under pressure from senior officials.<\/p>\n

The White House has defended its actions, saying it encouraged \u201cresponsible actions to protect public health and safety\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg also said his firm briefly \u201cdemoted\u201d content relating to Joe Biden\u2019s son, Hunter, ahead of the 2020 election, after the FBI warned of \u201ca potential Russian disinformation\u201d operation.<\/p>\n

It later became clear that this content was not part of such an operation, Mr Zuckerberg said, and it should not have been temporarily taken down.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg did not give further detail about the actions he regretted during the pandemic. At that time, his business removed posts for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg said the decisions made were the decisions of his business, but that the \u201cgovernment pressure was wrong\u201d.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cWe made some choices that, with the benefit of hindsight and new information, we wouldn\u2019t make today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg said he and Meta would be ready to \u201cpush back\u201d if something similar happened in the future.<\/p>\n

His letter was addressed to Jim Jordan, the chair of the House judiciary committee, which has been investigating content moderation on online platforms. Republicans said the letter was a \u201cbig win for free speech<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

In a statement\u00a0issued to the website Politico<\/a>, the White House stood by its actions.<\/p>\n

It said: \u201cOur position has been clear and consistent: we believe tech companies and other private actors should take into account the effects their actions have on the American people, while making independent choices about the information they present.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunter Biden controversy<\/h2>\n

Mr Zuckerberg\u2019s comments on Hunter Biden refer to the story of a laptop that was abandoned by the president\u2019s son at a repair shop in Delaware \u2013 as first reported by the New York Post.<\/p>\n

The newspaper claimed emails found on the computer suggested his business abroad had influenced US foreign policy while his father was vice-president.<\/p>\n

The president and his family have denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n

The story became a notable right-wing talking point in the US, and a point of contention as some social media platforms censored the content.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg said the story was temporarily demoted on his platforms while going through a fact-check \u2013 after a warning from the FBI of a potential Russian disinformation operation, and \u201cin retrospect, we shouldn\u2019t have demoted the story,\u201d Mr Zuckerberg wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve changed our policies and processes to make sure this doesn\u2019t happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg also said he did not plan to make any more contributions to supporting electoral infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In 2020, he donated $400m (\u00a3302m) via his philanthropic Chan Zuckerberg Initiative which was intended to help government offices conduct the election during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

However, misinformation spread rapidly on social media accusing Mr Zuckerberg of effectively using a loophole to skirt maximum donation limits in a bid to get Mr Biden elected.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg said his donations \u201cwere designed to be non-partisan\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cStill, despite the analyses I\u2019ve seen showing otherwise, I know that some people believe this work benefited one party over the other.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to be neutral and not play a role on way or another \u2013 or to even appear to be playing a role \u2013 so I don\u2019t plan on making a similar contribution this cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: www.adomonline.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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