Mr. Zuckerberg, release the Facebook Files – The Hill

Skip to content The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill Mr. Zuckerberg, release the Facebook Files Getty Images mark zuckerberg “Sanity” has returned to the internet. That is the message of not only Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, but also a host of gleeful pundits heralding the arrival of  the “Twitter killing” text-based app Thread — the Twitter knock-off meant to destroy Elon Musk’s platform. This is not just a cage fight between the two billionaires. Many are more interested in whether Zuckerberg can choke out free speech than in whether he can beat Musk. Many critics opposed Musk’s dismantling of Twitter’s massive censorship system. Zuckerberg now promises a “sane” alternative that will place consumers under the watchful eye of Meta censors. On the first day of the rollout, millions signed up, thanks in large part to Zuckerberg linking the new platform to Instagram. The censors also got to work right away. When people tried to follow Donald Trump Jr., they were met with a warning label: “Are you sure you want to follow donaldjtrumpjr? This account has repeatedly posted false information that was reviewed by independent fact-checkers or went against our Community Guidelines.” Later, the company backed
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