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CDC Had Significant Influence Over Facebook and Instagram's Covid Moderation

🧵 The TL;DR

Research uncovered emails suggesting that the CDC had significant input on pandemic-era policies at Facebook and Instagram, providing recommendations on what content to flag as false or misleading, and having their opinion determining whether the platform would restrict such content. White House staff also pressured Facebook to deplatform alleged misinformation fast enough, raising questions about whether this combination of direct influence and pressure violates free speech rights.