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Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over Covid-19 content

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Re: Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over Covid-19 content

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Chief of Facebook parent says Biden administration was ‘wrong’ and is ready to ‘push back’ in future.

It is definitely odd.

What’s odd about it?

Zuck could try to dodge the question.

But assuming he decided that tack would not work, then his options are basically to double down with the government line, or to assert FB as an independent. The first option is a real humdinger that would win it only popular criticism.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over Covid-19 content

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is definitely odd.

What’s odd about it? Zuck could try to dodge the question. But assuming he decided that tack would not work, then his options are basically to double down with the government line, or to assert FB as an independent. The first option is a real humdinger that would win it only popular criticism.

The fact that he wrote the letter at all.