We Were Censored By Meta; We’re Taking Them to the Supreme Court

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-12 10:17:05 | Updated at 2025-01-12 13:01:17 3 hours ago

We Were Censored By Meta; We’re Taking Them to the Supreme Court
Real Clear Wire ^ | 1/10/25 | Mary Holland

Posted on 01/12/2025 1:43:29 AM PST by CFW

The headline from Politico’s “Playbook” would have been unthinkable eight years ago: “Meta sends Trump a friend request.”

After all, Meta’s founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is a political lightning rod in conservative political circles, especially after the $300 million worth of “Zuckerbucks” spent during the 2020 election to elect like-minded politicians.

Yet lately, Zuckerberg has been singing a much different tune. He referred to President-elect Trump as “badass,” visited him at Mar-a-Lago, and donated one million dollars to his inaugural fund. This week, Meta made news by adding Dana White, a longtime Trump ally and head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), to its board of directors.

Then came the real bombshell: Meta ended its so-called “independent fact-checking program,” ostensibly lifting restrictions on speech across Facebook, as well as their other platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp. In doing so, Zuckerberg admitted the current content moderation practices – in place since criticism of his platform during the 2016 presidential election – have “gone too far” and stressed a commitment to “restoring free expression.”

Make no mistake: Meta’s “independent fact-checkers” are neither independent nor fact-based. Their elimination is a positive step and should be encouraged. The announcement came less than 24 hours after the organization I lead – the nonprofit Children’s Health Defense – asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear our censorship lawsuit against Meta.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: censorship; covid; meta; zuckerberg

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Thank you very much and God bless you.

I don't trust Zuckerberg's "change of heart". I hope Trump and his team are wary of him as well. Once under the government's thumb, it is hard to escape.

1 posted on 01/12/2025 1:43:29 AM PST by CFW

To: CFW

- I have good impression of Elon Musk for starters. His mom too! And am so grateful he is not a Bill Gates or George Soros. He continues to need our prayers.

- Want to give Zuckerberg benefit of the doubt and pray he and his wife become Christian. (genuinely)

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