Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, admitted under oath that the Biden-Harris administration pressured the social media giant to censor Americans ahead of the 2020 election. Zuckerberg revealed that the administration "had a broader goal of limiting the spread of misinformation" but acknowledged that "we ended up taking down a lot of content that was perfectly legitimate." The revelation has sparked outrage among conservatives, who have long accused the Biden-Harris administration of suppressing free speech on social media.
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, admitted under oath that the Biden-Harris administration pressured the social media giant to censor Americans ahead of the 2020 election.
Zuckerberg's testimony came during a deposition in a lawsuit filed against Facebook by the conservative group Real America's Voice. In the lawsuit, Real America's Voice alleges that Facebook censored conservative content on its platform at the request of the Biden-Harris administration.
Zuckerberg: Biden-Harris Admin Pressured Facebook to Censor Americans
Zuckerberg admitted that the Biden-Harris administration "had a broader goal of limiting the spread of misinformation" but acknowledged that "we ended up taking down a lot of content that was perfectly legitimate."
Zuckerberg's testimony has sparked outrage among conservatives, who have long accused the Biden-Harris administration of suppressing free speech on social media.
Zuckerberg: Biden-Harris Admin Pressured Facebook to Censor Americans
"This is a clear admission by Mark Zuckerberg that the Biden-Harris administration pressured Facebook to censor Americans," said Real America's Voice President Dan Schneider. "This is a dangerous precedent that threatens the First Amendment rights of all Americans."
The Biden-Harris administration has denied pressuring Facebook to censor Americans. However, Zuckerberg's testimony contradicts the administration's claims.
Zuckerberg: Biden-Harris Admin Pressured Facebook to Censor Americans
Zuckerberg's testimony is the latest in a series of revelations about the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to censor conservative content on social media. In October 2021, the White House admitted that it had held meetings with social media companies to discuss "misinformation" about the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Biden-Harris administration's efforts to censor conservative content on social media have raised concerns among free speech advocates.
"The Biden-Harris administration's efforts to censor conservative content on social media are a threat to the First Amendment," said First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams. "The government should not be in the business of deciding what Americans can and cannot say."
The Biden-Harris administration's efforts to censor conservative content on social media are likely to continue. The administration has indicated that it believes that social media companies have a responsibility to "combat misinformation."
However, the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to censor conservative content on social media could have a chilling effect on free speech. Americans should be free to express their opinions without fear of censorship from the government.
