Biden officials pressured Facebook to censor Covid-19 content, Zuckerberg claims

Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook was pressured into censoring Covid-19 content by government officials (David Zalubowski/AP/PA)

Senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some Covid-19 content during the pandemic, Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has said.

In a letter to the House Judiciary Committee, Mr Zuckerberg vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again.