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Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan in response to an inquiry about Meta’s content-moderation policies

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Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to Representative Jim Jordan in response to an inquiry about Meta ’s content-moderation policies.

Zuckerberg wrote that senior White House officials had “repeatedly pressured” Meta to censor content related to COVID-19 , “including humor and satire” He also noted a separate instance from October 2020 , when Meta had temporarily demoted a New York Post story about Hunter Biden's laptop after initial guidance from the FBI .

Zuckerberg is playing a dangerous political game that he will never win, says Frida Ghitis .

Ghitis: Zuckerberg is trying to play a political game, particularly with GOP lawmakers who have made life difficult for Meta with a years -long campaign decrying liberal tech censorship and shadowbanning.

Zuckerberg ’s admission will do little to curry favor for him among the GOP , Ghitis says.