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Facebook CEO Confirms FBI Requested Them to Suppress Certain News Stories
40:14 - 46:31 (06:17)
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the FBI had encouraged them to suppress a news story that they described as being similar to the controversial laptop story. However, while many Democratic partisans viewed this news story as Russian disinformation, it is challenging to deal with such stories just seven days before an election when you know the Russians could hack it.
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The Hunter Biden laptop story broke on the New York Post in 2020, and Facebook treated the story as potentially misinformation for five to seven days before determining its validity.
40:14 - 42:01 (01:47)
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The Hunter Biden laptop story broke on the New York Post in 2020, and Facebook treated the story as potentially misinformation for five to seven days before determining its validity. The controversial issue arose when the FBI was dealing with known Russian interference, and the Federalist suggests that this demonstrated Facebook's bias towards conservative voices.
ChapterFacebook CEO Confirms FBI Requested Them to Suppress Certain News Stories
EpisodeE94: NFT volume plummets, California's overreach, FBI meddling, climate change & national security
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, revealed that Facebook decreased the distribution of a story involving Hunter Biden's laptop as he admits to speaking with the FBI following the story's release.
42:01 - 44:04 (02:03)
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Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, revealed that Facebook decreased the distribution of a story involving Hunter Biden's laptop as he admits to speaking with the FBI following the story's release. Zuckerberg says most people in his position would have believed the FBI about the matter.
ChapterFacebook CEO Confirms FBI Requested Them to Suppress Certain News Stories
EpisodeE94: NFT volume plummets, California's overreach, FBI meddling, climate change & national security
PodcastAll-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
50 former security state officials, many of whom were Democratic partisans, have signed a letter claiming that the recent laptop story has all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation, despite the FBI having the actual hard drive for over a year.
44:04 - 46:31 (02:26)
Summary
50 former security state officials, many of whom were Democratic partisans, have signed a letter claiming that the recent laptop story has all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation, despite the FBI having the actual hard drive for over a year.