No surprise here:

Zuckerberg Admits Facebook Censored Truth for the Government

by Jeremy R. Hammond | Aug 28, 2024


Meta's CEO admitted in a letter to Congress that Facebook censored factual information under pressure from the Biden administration.


In a letter dated August 26 to the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Jim Jordan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed that Facebook had inappropriately censored users’ posts at the request of the Biden administration.

The letter states that, “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.”

While saying that the decision whether to censor was ultimately Meta’s, he expressed regret about caving to pressure from the White House. “I believe the government pressure was wrong,” he wrote, “and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it.”

He added that Meta was “ready to push back if something like this happens again.”

Zuckerberg also admitted to having wrongly censored a New York Post article from October 2020 reporting on emails obtained from the laptop of Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, indicating that he arranged a meeting between his father, who was then Vice President, and an adviser to the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma, where Hunter was a board member.

Less than a year after that meeting, Joe Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the company, afterward publicly bragging about having done so at a videotaped meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations.

The New York Post story about corruption and influence-peddling was dismissed by Democrats as “Russian disinformation”. More than 50 former senior intelligence officials signed a letter characterizing the story as “a Russian information operation” aimed at “trying to influence how Americans vote” in the following month’s presidential election, and Politico and other mainstream media outlets ran with that narrative. Facebook censored the New York Post story, and Twitter went so far as to suspend the Post’s account.

The contents of the laptop were subsequently verified as authentic, and it was also later revealed that some of the former intelligence officials who signed the letter were CIA contractors and that the letter was written at the behest of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

Thus, true information was censored on social media and the claim of “Russian disinformation” aimed at influencing the election outcome was itself a disinformation campaign emanating from the Democratic establishment in collusion with the Deep State to influence the election in Biden’s favor.

Zuckerberg acknowledged in his letter to the House Committee, “It’s since been made clear that the reporting was not Russian disinformation, and in retrospect, we shouldn’t have demoted the story.”

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the single greatest purveyor of disinformation was the US government itself, such as the big lie that two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine would confer durable sterilizing immunity that would enable the population to reach herd immunity by stopping infection and transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

As I and others were pointing out at the time, there was no scientific evidence to support that claim as the clinical trials were not designed to determine these pharmaceutical products’ effectiveness against infection and transmission.

Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based.


https://www.jeremyrhammond.com/2024/08/28/zuckerberg-admits-facebook-censored-truth-for-the-government

What, you mean they stopped fake news during  public health emergency?

Good show. If I was Facebook, I'd work out a way to censor fake news altogether - or publish the algorithms, at the very least.

You?

Quote:

Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based.

wombatwoody wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:31pm:

Quote: Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based.

Governments of all nationalities are corrupt entities that are not to be trusted.

wombatwoody wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 6:31pm:

Quote: Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based.

You see? That's exactly the sort of fake news we're talking about.

Two scientists saying vaccines are "faith-based", such as amulets or taking Holy Communion. As if they said that.

Facebook should publish the algorithms that connect people to this kind of fakery. We'd then know how farmed you are, Wombat. We'd just need to point to a number and say, do you see?

PROGRAMMED !!!

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4^th, 2024 at 9:11pm:

wombatwoody wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 6:31pm: Quote: Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based. Governments of all nationalities are corrupt entities that are not to be trusted.

Oh? I would have thought that professors of public health are exactly the sort of people that should be trusted.

Wombat's asking us to put our faith in bleach injections, hydroxychloraquine and horse de-wormers.

You?

Karnal wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 11:54am:

Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 9:11pm: wombatwoody wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 6:31pm: Quote: Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based. Governments of all nationalities are corrupt entities that are not to be trusted. Oh? I would have thought that professors of public health are exactly the sort of people that should be trusted. Wombat's asking us to put our faith in bleach injections, hydroxychloraquine and horse de-wormers. You?

like DR John Gerard. the qld cho who says there is no benefit in diagnosing long covid and that masks are not neccessary.  you mean the way carl is so respectful of this well credentialled public health official ? ::)

It's a brave new world:


https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/27/what-does-the-telegram-founders-arrest-mean-for-the-regulation-of-social-media-companies-pavel-durov

What the Telegram founder’s arrest means for the regulation of social media firms

In this week’s newsletter: Pavel Durov’s detention by French authorities is a major break from the norm – but his low-moderation, non-encrypted app is an anomaly

So we’ve entered a world in which the CEOs of major social network are arrested and detained.
That’s quite a shift – and it didn’t come in a way anyone was expecting. From Jennifer Rankin in Brussels:

    French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the messaging app.

    When this phase of detention ends, the judge can decide to free him or press charges and remand in further custody.

    French investigators had issued a warrant for Durov’s arrest as part of an inquiry into allegations of fraud, drug trafficking, organised crime, promotion of terrorism and cyberbullying.

Durov – who holds French citizenship alongside Emirati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Russian, the country of his birth – was arrested as he stepped off his private jet after returning from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. On Sunday evening, Telegram issued a statement:

    ⚖️ Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act – its moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving.

    ✈️ Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe.

    😵‍💫 It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.

On Monday, French authorities said that Durov’s arrest was part of an investigation into cybercrime:

aquascoot wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 1:51pm:

like DR John Gerard. the qld cho who says there is no benefit in diagnosing long covid and that masks are not neccessary.  you mean the way carl is so respectful of this well credentialled public health official ? ::)

Hey, if you shuffle all those words around in an Online Word Shuffler they actually end up making more sense than what you've posted.

"neccessary.  long the masks official diagnosing John no carl DR who ? and you benefit health is qld cho there of the like mean this says so public not well is respectful that in way are Gerard. covid credentialled"

It's even got DR who ? in there.  8-)

Oh, and the Queensland CHO's name is still Gerrard (double r), by the way.

:)

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aquascoot wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 1:51pm:

Karnal wrote on Sep 5th, 2024 at 11:54am: Laugh till you cry wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 9:11pm: wombatwoody wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 6:31pm: Quote: Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based. Governments of all nationalities are corrupt entities that are not to be trusted. Oh? I would have thought that professors of public health are exactly the sort of people that should be trusted. Wombat's asking us to put our faith in bleach injections, hydroxychloraquine and horse de-wormers. You? like DR John Gerard. the qld cho who says there is no benefit in diagnosing long covid and that masks are not neccessary.  you mean the way carl is so respectful of this well credentialled public health official ? ::)

Why yes, Aquascoot, I mean something like that, although I'm sure you've skewed his words in some way. I'm not sure what Carl thinks though. 

That's the Superior Man for you. He bows down before his fridge and weeps tears of pure gratitude.

You did that once yourself, remember?

Carl D wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 5:49pm:

aquascoot wrote on Sep 5th, 2024 at 1:51pm: like DR John Gerard. the qld cho who says there is no benefit in diagnosing long covid and that masks are not neccessary.  you mean the way carl is so respectful of this well credentialled public health official ? ::) Hey, if you shuffle all those words around in an Online Word Shuffler they actually end up making more sense than what you've posted.

Ah.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 5:43pm:

It's a brave new world: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/27/what-does-the-telegram-founders-arrest-mean-for-the-regulation-of-social-media-companies-pavel-durov What the Telegram founder’s arrest means for the regulation of social media firms In this week’s newsletter: Pavel Durov’s detention by French authorities is a major break from the norm – but his low-moderation, non-encrypted app is an anomaly So we’ve entered a world in which the CEOs of major social network are arrested and detained. That’s quite a shift – and it didn’t come in a way anyone was expecting. From Jennifer Rankin in Brussels:     French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the messaging app.     When this phase of detention ends, the judge can decide to free him or press charges and remand in further custody.     French investigators had issued a warrant for Durov’s arrest as part of an inquiry into allegations of fraud, drug trafficking, organised crime, promotion of terrorism and cyberbullying. Durov – who holds French citizenship alongside Emirati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Russian, the country of his birth – was arrested as he stepped off his private jet after returning from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. On Sunday evening, Telegram issued a statement:     ⚖️ Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act – its moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving.     ✈️ Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe.     😵‍💫 It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform. On Monday, French authorities said that Durov’s arrest was part of an investigation into cybercrime:

Just so. Here's hoping Australia arrests Elon if he fails to publish the algorithms.

We can then go for the big crypto outfits, the money launderers, human traffickers and all the other globalist cheats who refuse to abide by our sovereign laws.

You?

Karnal wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 6:40pm:

Just so. Here's hoping Australia arrests Elon if he fails to publish the algorithms. We can then go for the big crypto outfits, the money launderers, human traffickers and all the other globalist cheats who refuse to abide by our sovereign laws. You?

It's as stupid as arresting the chief of Telstra or Optus because a crook used one of their phones.   ::)

Karnal wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 11:52am:

wombatwoody wrote on Sep 4th, 2024 at 6:31pm: Quote: Dr. Deboarah Birx, the former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, later admitted to Congress that the false claim upon which the vaccines were sold to the public was not based on scientific evidence but rather “hope”. Dr. Rochelle Walensky likewise later admitted that the claim was not science-based but faith-based. You see? That's exactly the sort of fake news we're talking about. Two scientists saying vaccines are "faith-based", such as amulets or taking Holy Communion. As if they said that. Facebook should publish the algorithms that connect people to this kind of fakery. We'd then know how farmed you are, Wombat. We'd just need to point to a number and say, do you see? PROGRAMMED !!!

Why did Zuckerberg express regret over this act of censorship?

Bobby. wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 9:13pm:

Karnal wrote on Sep 5th, 2024 at 6:40pm: Just so. Here's hoping Australia arrests Elon if he fails to publish the algorithms. We can then go for the big crypto outfits, the money launderers, human traffickers and all the other globalist cheats who refuse to abide by our sovereign laws. You? It's as stupid as arresting the chief of Telstra or Optus because a crook used one of their phones.   ::)

No, we'd arrest the chief of Optus or Telstra if they refused to respond to court-ordered subpoenas too.

But they wouldn't. They'd fully comply.

We say who comes to our country, dear, and the circumstances in which they come. Zuckerberg and Musk, take note.

FD can take note too. We wouldn't want him harbouring any trolls, now would we, Bobby?

Bobby. wrote on Sep 5^th, 2024 at 5:43pm:

It's a brave new world: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/27/what-does-the-telegram-founders-arrest-mean-for-the-regulation-of-social-media-companies-pavel-durov What the Telegram founder’s arrest means for the regulation of social media firms In this week’s newsletter: Pavel Durov’s detention by French authorities is a major break from the norm – but his low-moderation, non-encrypted app is an anomaly So we’ve entered a world in which the CEOs of major social network are arrested and detained. That’s quite a shift – and it didn’t come in a way anyone was expecting. From Jennifer Rankin in Brussels:     French judicial authorities on Sunday extended the detention of the Russian-born founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his arrest at a Paris airport over alleged offences related to the messaging app.     When this phase of detention ends, the judge can decide to free him or press charges and remand in further custody.     French investigators had issued a warrant for Durov’s arrest as part of an inquiry into allegations of fraud, drug trafficking, organised crime, promotion of terrorism and cyberbullying. Durov – who holds French citizenship alongside Emirati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Russian, the country of his birth – was arrested as he stepped off his private jet after returning from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. On Sunday evening, Telegram issued a statement:     ⚖️ Telegram abides by EU laws, including the Digital Services Act – its moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving.     ✈️ Telegram’s CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe.     😵‍💫 It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform. On Monday, French authorities said that Durov’s arrest was part of an investigation into cybercrime:

good