THE FACEBOOK FILES PART 2.
Newly subpoenaed documents reveal Facebook bowed to the Biden White House’s pressure to remove posts.
🧵 Thread: https://t.co/vOgRkBNFmW
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 28, 2023
This wasn’t the Biden Admin’s first pressure campaign.
In July 2021, FB’s head of Global Affairs asked why FB had been censoring the COVID lab leak theory. The answer was clear: “Because we were under pressure from the administration . . . We shouldn’t have done it.” pic.twitter.com/XaUqlDhjOj
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 28, 2023
Facebook employees initially bristled at President Biden’s accusation. pic.twitter.com/rQDvRc1cSe
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 28, 2023
What did the White House want removed?
Humorous posts about the vaccine.
Seriously, jokes were too much! pic.twitter.com/HB2BBz1S59
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 28, 2023
As Clegg preÂpared to meet Biden’s Surgeon General, he emailed colÂleagues: “Sheryl is keen that we continue to explore some moves that we can make to show that we are trying to be responsive to the WH.”
Facebook even considered “blackholing” certain domains. pic.twitter.com/FaLR2XvulS
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 28, 2023
Facebook’s leadership relented in August and agreed to change the company’s content moderation policies because of the Biden Admin’s continued pressure. pic.twitter.com/yvuW5fGeZY
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 28, 2023
These subpoenaed documents continue to reveal the Biden administration’s efforts to censor speech.
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 28, 2023