Thread by @wiczipedia

Let’s talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the House Judiciary Committee, in which he alleges that he felt that the White House “repeatedly pressured his teams to censor” content.

This is nothing more than a cynical political ploy at self preservation. 1/

Jim Jordan and the right have been alleging censorship for years. Why does Zuckerberg release this letter now, three months before the election? To signal to Congressional republicans that he’s not against them. It worked for Musk- why shouldn’t Zuckerberg try it out now too? 2/

Interestingly, if these allegations were real, Jordan could have made them himself. He has in his possession dozens of interviews and depositions with tech workers, including Facebook employees, who say they did not feel coerced by the White House. 3/

Meta employees were under oath. Zuckerberg's letter is not. He can write whatever he likes, true or not. Jordan should release the transcripts from Meta employees. The Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have been asking for this for months. 4/

These allegations went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. The conservative Court could not find a single instance in the mountain of evidence that they reviewed that supported the claim that the US government had unduly coerced social media platforms. 5/

Jordan's manufactured "censorship" crisis started over two years ago, and amounts to a coordinated campaign on those who are standing up for the truth.

I guess Zuckerberg isn’t doing that anymore. 6/

I just hope Mark appreciates the irony that by giving Jordan what he wants, he himself is giving into government pressure.

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