Staff Reports
Meta’s head honcho, Mark Zuckerberg, recently dropped a bombshell during an interview with Joe Rogan, revealing that the Biden administration was breathing down his neck, urging him to scrub social media of content that merely hinted at vaccine side effects. The audacity! Apparently, officials from the White House were yelling and cursing at Zuckerberg’s team like a bunch of angry soccer parents at a referee who just didn’t get the offside rule right.
According to Zuckerberg, the push for censorship hit an all-time high during the COVID vaccine rollout, presenting a perfect case study in what happens when government overreach meets social media. Just imagine the scene: government officials calling Meta to demand the removal of posts claiming that vaccines could have adverse effects. Are we really living in a world where discussing honest concerns about public health can lead to a digital witch hunt? Apparently so.
Zuckerberg, who claims to be “generally pretty pro rolling out vaccines,” recounted how his company was pressured to take down content that was not false or misleading, but instead, was simply true. When the Biden administration pushed for censorship, it seems that the mantra was to silence dissenting voices, regardless of whether those voices were merely asking legitimate questions. So much for the good old days of open discourse—these days, it’s all about silencing “dangerous” free speech.
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One particular example showcased the absurdity of this situation: the Biden administration allegedly demanded that Meta take down a meme featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, which humorously speculated that people might receive compensation in ten years for taking the COVID vaccine. The fact that government bureaucrats were crying out about a meme suggests they might have too much time on their hands—and a rather fragile sense of humor.
To add salt to the wound, when Zuckerberg’s Meta refused to remove satire, President Biden claimed they were “killing people.” This led to various branches of government poking around, investigating the company as if it were a criminal enterprise rather than merely a platform for social expression. It appears that the Biden team is more concerned with curating a positive image than with facing the truth head-on. So, here we are, asking the million-dollar question: In a country founded on freedom of speech, is it really so radical to discuss potential vaccine side effects? Apparently in the age of Biden, it is.
