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WSJ: Facebook ‘Demoted’ Video of Tucker Carlson by 50% at the Demand of Biden White House
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:49 am
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:49 am
Brietbart
Newly disclosed emails from within Facebook (now known as Meta) reveal that the Biden administration and its appointed officials exerted significant pressure on the tech giant. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook frequently bent the knee to the White House demands, such as one case in which emails state executives were “ready to tell the White House that it had demoted a video posted by Tucker Carlson by 50% in response to the White House’s demands, even though the post didn’t violate any policies.”
In April 2021, a Facebook employee circulated an email for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, writing: “We are facing continued pressure from external stakeholders, including the [Biden] White House” to remove posts.
In another April 2021 email, Nick Clegg, Facebook’s president for global affairs, informed his team at Facebook that Andy Slavitt, a Senior Advisor to President Biden, was “outraged . . . that [Facebook] did not remove” a particular post.
When Clegg “countered that removing content like that would represent a significant incursion into traditional boundaries of free expression in the US,” Slavitt disregarded the warning and the First Amendment.
What happened next? Facebook panicked. In another April 2021 email, Brian Rice, Facebook’s VP of public policy, raised the concern that Slavitt’s challenge felt “very much like a crossroads for us with the [Biden] White House in these early days.”
But Facebook wanted to repair its relationship with the White House to avoid adverse action: “Given what is at stake here, it would also be a good idea if we could regroup and take stock of where we are in our relations with the [White House], and our internal methods too.”
“Censorship is a right wing conspiracy theory.” - Democrats everywhere
Newly disclosed emails from within Facebook (now known as Meta) reveal that the Biden administration and its appointed officials exerted significant pressure on the tech giant. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook frequently bent the knee to the White House demands, such as one case in which emails state executives were “ready to tell the White House that it had demoted a video posted by Tucker Carlson by 50% in response to the White House’s demands, even though the post didn’t violate any policies.”
In April 2021, a Facebook employee circulated an email for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg, writing: “We are facing continued pressure from external stakeholders, including the [Biden] White House” to remove posts.
In another April 2021 email, Nick Clegg, Facebook’s president for global affairs, informed his team at Facebook that Andy Slavitt, a Senior Advisor to President Biden, was “outraged . . . that [Facebook] did not remove” a particular post.
When Clegg “countered that removing content like that would represent a significant incursion into traditional boundaries of free expression in the US,” Slavitt disregarded the warning and the First Amendment.
What happened next? Facebook panicked. In another April 2021 email, Brian Rice, Facebook’s VP of public policy, raised the concern that Slavitt’s challenge felt “very much like a crossroads for us with the [Biden] White House in these early days.”
But Facebook wanted to repair its relationship with the White House to avoid adverse action: “Given what is at stake here, it would also be a good idea if we could regroup and take stock of where we are in our relations with the [White House], and our internal methods too.”
“Censorship is a right wing conspiracy theory.” - Democrats everywhere
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:51 am to Placekicker
Jen Psaki bragged multiple times about working with social media to censor. Can you imagine the firestorm if Trump did that?
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:56 am to Placekicker
quote:
“Censorship is a right wing conspiracy theory.”
“Censorship is a LEFT wing core philosophy.”
FIFT
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:58 am to Placekicker
Ok motherfricker… if/when Trump wins, don’t expect any mercy.
Picking winners and losers at the demand of the White House makes you fair game.
Picking winners and losers at the demand of the White House makes you fair game.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:01 am to Placekicker
Naturally, old Zuck is owned by the Deep State.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:04 am to Placekicker
quote:
WSJ: Facebook ‘Demoted’ Video of Tucker Carlson by 50% at the Demand of Biden White House
It amazes me that FB is so popular.
That site is dog shite.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:05 am to Placekicker
you didnt think they were going to stop after they got caught the first time, did you?
when no one is ever held accountable, the only thing stopping them is integrity... which they dont have.
when no one is ever held accountable, the only thing stopping them is integrity... which they dont have.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:08 am to Placekicker
I remember a story where a media photographer took a photo of a Navy vessel during WWII. The photo captured a new radar system or something similar and the government asked the photographer to remove the feature from the photo before publishing it, which the photographer did.
The justification was that transparency would give an advantage to the government’s enemies. Sounds like the same logic is being used today.
The justification was that transparency would give an advantage to the government’s enemies. Sounds like the same logic is being used today.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:09 am to Placekicker
What really is the difference in a Marxist State Run Media, and the Media we have in America? It is all propaganda intended to mold your mind, direct narratives, and shape your world view. There really is no true “independent thought” or absence of bias. You don’t get the facts, and just the fact. You get lagniappe in how you should view it.
I see NO DIFFERENCE whatsoever, and it’s not as much as who occupied the seat of the President at any given time, but who’s really in charge of that which is deemed “news” in this country, and exactly how you should view that “news”
I see NO DIFFERENCE whatsoever, and it’s not as much as who occupied the seat of the President at any given time, but who’s really in charge of that which is deemed “news” in this country, and exactly how you should view that “news”
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:13 am to BobABooey
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The justification was that transparency would give an advantage to the government’s enemies. Sounds like the same logic is being used today
Except we’re talking about a journalist with the most popular show in the United States who already broadcasted whatever in national television.
Social media companies use the “platform” excuse to be exempt from lawsuits. This shows that they’re a publisher and arm of the government. All should be free game.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:15 am to GumboPot
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It amazes me that FB is so popular. That site is dog shite.
How else can you tell everyone, with minimal effort, you had a margarita with lunch today???
People absolutely must know how awesome other people are.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:21 am to Placekicker
Our country is fricked. Voting alone won't fix it.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:05 am to Placekicker
“This is perfectly normal and reasonable” ~ SFP
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:06 am to Placekicker
As much as liked Market Place for buying and selling and I can not bring myself to open another Zuckerberg account.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:26 am to Placekicker
The difference in the video stats shows it all and is just staggering.
"X": 528.3 million active users, 120M views, 772K "likes", 246K shares, 55K comments
FB/Meta 3.05 billion active users, 69K views, 8K "likes", 5.5K shares, 2.7K comments
"X": 528.3 million active users, 120M views, 772K "likes", 246K shares, 55K comments
FB/Meta 3.05 billion active users, 69K views, 8K "likes", 5.5K shares, 2.7K comments
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:30 am to Bunk Moreland
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Can you imagine the firestorm if Trump did that?
Hope he does just that by a factor of 100
Posted on 2/9/24 at 12:29 pm to Bunk Moreland
quote:
Jen Psaki bragged multiple times about working with social media to censor. Can you imagine the firestorm if Trump did that?
But that's (D)ifferent.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 12:31 pm to Placekicker
Hmmm sounds very communistic
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