Biden Team ‘Screamed’ Over Satire Posts [WATCH]

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan that members of President Biden’s administration pressured his company to remove content they deemed problematic, even when the information was accurate.

The conversation, which aired on The Joe Rogan Experience, touched on government influence over social media platforms, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zuckerberg recounted incidents where the Biden-Harris administration allegedly demanded Meta take down posts about vaccine side effects.

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“During the Biden administration, when they were trying to roll out the vaccine program,” Zuckerberg said, “they also tried to censor anyone who was basically arguing against it. They pushed us super hard to take down things that were honestly true.”

He continued, “They basically pushed us and said, you know, that ‘anything that says vaccines might have side effects, you basically need to take down.’ And I was just like, ‘We’re not going to do that, we’re clearly not going to do that. I mean, that is kind of inarguably true.’”

Rogan pressed Zuckerberg on who specifically was behind the push for censorship. “Who is ‘they’?” Rogan asked. “Who was telling you to take down things that talk about vaccine side effects?”

“It was people in the Biden administration,” Zuckerberg confirmed.

He further described the intense pressure, stating, “I mean basically these people from the Biden administration would call up our team and like scream at them and curse.”

He added that much of the interaction has been documented and has come to light through congressional investigations.

Zuckerberg emphasized that his team resisted demands to remove factually accurate content. “We were like, ‘No, we’re not going to take down things that are true. That’s ridiculous.’”

Zuckerberg also discussed the fallout after President Biden publicly criticized social media companies, suggesting they were responsible for spreading misinformation and even accusing them of “killing people.”

“Then, like, all these different agencies and branches of government basically just, like, started investigating and coming after our company. It was brutal, it was brutal,” Zuckerberg recalled.

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Zuckerberg’s comments come as Meta announced on Tuesday its decision to end its controversial fact-checking practices.

The company plans to lift speech restrictions across Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta platforms, citing the need to “restore free expression.”

Meta admitted that its content moderation practices had “gone too far” and pledged to refocus on freedom of expression.

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During the interview, Rogan asked whether anyone faced consequences for the alleged government pressure. “Was anybody held accountable? Was there any, I mean, any repercussions?”

“I mean, they lost the election,” Zuckerberg quipped, referring to the Biden administration’s inability to secure reelection.

The interview highlights ongoing debates about the role of government in regulating online platforms and the extent to which social media companies should comply with government requests.

Meta’s policy shift represents a significant move to push back against what Zuckerberg described as “government censorship.”

As congressional investigations continue to shed light on these interactions, the broader implications for free speech and the relationship between tech companies and government agencies remain a central issue.

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