Don't Be Fooled by Mark Zuckerberg's Letter
Townhall Staff
This week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan admitting to censoring information on his social media platforms after heavy pressure from the Biden-Harris administration. Many are celebrating the news, calling it a major victory for free speech. However, all we see is too little, too late.
For years, Townhall has been sounding the alarm about social media censorship, influenced by woke advertisers, powerful political players, and, yes, the government itself.
Facebook has fact-checked us into oblivion with so-called “independent fact-checkers,” hid our content from the public, and stripped away our ability to monetize. We watched a once thriving online community looking to stay informed and debate ideas slowly disappear. Facebook was determined to wipe “political” content from the platform — and despite our best efforts to stop them, it succeeded.
Then in 2023 came the Twitter and Facebook files, where the censorship and election interference were exposed, receipts and all. The files received national attention for weeks. But still, what was done?
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