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Biden White House asked Facebook to tweak algorithm to push mainstream over conservative news: memo

  • New materials obtained by the House Judiciary Committee show that the Biden White House, through digital strategy director Rob Flaherty, requested Facebook to alter its algorithm to promote corporate establishment media sources such as The New York Times over conservative outlets like the Daily Wire and Tomi Lahren.
  • Flaherty's communications with Facebook also revealed his pressure on the company to spy on and censor users on WhatsApp, a supposedly encrypted private messaging platform, and his criticism of Facebook for not reducing the spread of vaccine-skeptical content.
  • These revelations are part of the ongoing release of "The Facebook Files" by Rep.
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The Federalist broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, July 31, 2023.
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