And by "someone" I mean a lot of people.
Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets that Meta bowed to Biden administration pressure to censor content, saying in a letter that the interference was "wrong" and he plans to push back if it happens again.
Meta's CEO aired his grievances in a letter Monday to the House Judiciary Committee in response to its investigation into content moderation on online platforms. Zuckerberg detailed how senior administration officials leaned on the company to censor certain posts about Covid-19, including humor and satire, and "expressed a lot of frustration" when the social media platform resisted.
"I believe the government pressure was wrong, and I regret that we were not more outspoken about it," Zuckerberg wrote. "I feel strongly that we should not compromise our content standards due to pressure from any Administration in either direction -- and we're ready to push back if something like this happens again."
Zuckerberg also expressed regret for essentially hiding content related to coverage by the New York Post about Hunter Biden ahead of the 2020 election that the FBI warned may have been rooted in a Russian disinformation operation.
"It's since been made clear that the reporting was not Russian disinformation, and in retrospect, we shouldn't have demoted the story," he wrote.
The Biden-Harris White House doubled down on censorship:
The White House issued a statement defending the administration's approach to Covid-19 information.
"When confronted with a deadly pandemic, this Administration encouraged responsible actions to protect public health and safety," the statement said. "Our position has been clear and consistent: we believe tech companies and other private actors should take into account the effects their actions have on the American people, while making independent choices about the information they present."
The Biden-Harris White House has a problem: They have repeatedly sent out their cabinet secretaries and other high-ranking officials to perjure themselves before Congress and claim they "never" pressured social media companies to censor anything: