{"id":4696,"date":"2023-08-01T14:52:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4696"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:00:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:00:24","slug":"new-files-show-biden-admin-forced-facebook-to-censor-true-information-on-vaccine-side-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4696","title":{"rendered":"New Files Show Biden Admin Forced Facebook To Censor \u201cTrue Information\u201d On Vaccine Side Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook employees were pissed off about it<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4697\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8.png 800w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8-770x404.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8-293x154.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-8-390x205.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan released a second batch of files Friday showing that the Biden administration was forcing Facebook to censor content relating to COVID vaccines, including what employees there described as \u201ctrue information\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In sum\u00admer of 2021, the White House was mount\u00ading a na\u00adtion\u00adwide push for Amer\u00adi\u00adcans to get vaccinated for Covid-19.<br><br>Part of that push in\u00adcluded a pub\u00adlic and SECRET campaign to get Facebook to more ag\u00adgres\u00adsively po\u00adlice vac\u00adcine-re\u00adlated con\u00adtent, including TRUE information.<\/p>&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1684957662658588672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan noted that Facebook knew it was removing \u201chumorous or satirical content that suggests the vaccine isn\u2019t safe,\u201d as well as \u201ctrue information about the side effects.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Biden administration also wanted Facebook to remove TRUE information as well. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5SWcb7ZrRS\">pic.twitter.com\/5SWcb7ZrRS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1684957672892715008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan also noted that Facebook employees were annoyed at being made to take down content they knew was accurate, describing the administration\u2019s definition of misinformation as \u201ccompletely unclear\u201d and noting that the White House was using \u201cuntested assumptions\u201d to demand censorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt also just seems like when the vaccination campaign isn\u2019t going as hoped, it\u2019s convenient for them to blame us,\u201d one employee noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another agreed, responding \u201cThis seems like a political battle that\u2019s not fully grounded in facts, and it\u2019s frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook employees initially bristled at President Biden\u2019s accusation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rQDvRc1cSe\">pic.twitter.com\/rQDvRc1cSe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1684957667863736321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook also admitted that it removed content pertaining to the&nbsp;lab leak theory, not because it was inaccurate or deeming harmful, but \u201cBecause we were under pressure from the administration.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t have done it,\u201d Facebook\u2019s head of Global affairs admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company also admitted to changing its misinformation policy because the Biden administration was constantly haranguing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is stemming from the continued criticism of our approach from the US administration,\u201d the communications note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Facebook\u2019s leadership relented in August and agreed to change the company\u2019s content moderation policies because of the Biden Admin\u2019s continued pressure. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yvuW5fGeZY\">pic.twitter.com\/yvuW5fGeZY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1684957678362091520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/summit.news\/2023\/07\/31\/new-files-show-biden-admin-forced-facebook-to-censor-true-information-on-vaccine-side-effects\/\">https:\/\/summit.news\/2023\/07\/31\/new-files-show-biden-admin-forced-facebook-to-censor-true-information-on-vaccine-side-effects\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook employees were pissed off about it Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jim Jordan released a second batch of files Friday showing that the Biden administration was forcing Facebook to censor content relating to COVID vaccines, including what employees there described as \u201ctrue information\u201d. Jordan noted that Facebook knew it was removing \u201chumorous or satirical content that suggests the vaccine isn\u2019t safe,\u201d as well as \u201ctrue information about the side effects.\u201d\u00a0 Jordan also noted that Facebook employees were annoyed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democrats"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4698,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4696\/revisions\/4698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}