The Lacuna Project

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Exhibit 1160

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says US pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong' (AFP, 27 August 2024)

Exhibit 1160 ยท News report

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says US pressure on Covid-19 posts was 'wrong' (AFP, 27 August 2024)

When confronted with a deadly pandemic, this administration encouraged responsible actions to protect public health and safety,

Reports Zuckerberg's letter of 26 August 2024 and the White House's reply, and a misinformation researcher's view that parts of the letter read as caving to pressure from Republicans. The only White House response held is this report of a spokesman's statement.

Source
Agence France-Presse (via TechXplore)
Date
27 August 2024
Quoted from
Article, paragraph beginning 'The White House defended its actions', quoting a White House spokesman
Grade
Reported
Document
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-08-meta-ceo-zuckerberg-pressure-covid.html
Accessed
2026-11-10
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Reported: replace with the White House statement itself or a transcript of the spokesman's remarks. Retrieved as the publisher's PDF print (techxplore.com/news/2024-08-meta-ceo-zuckerberg-pressure-covid.pdf).

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Finding INF-4.5
Primary record Meta (26 August 2024) and Alphabet (23 September 2025) each wrote to the House Judiciary Committee that senior Biden administration officials pressed them in 2021 over COVID-19 content, and each wrote that the company made its own decisions on removal and enforcement.