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Psaki: 'We're Flagging Problematic Posts On Facebook That Spread Disinformation'

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A short Newsweek clip of White House press secretary Jen Psaki saying the administration is flagging problematic posts to Facebook that spread COVID-19 and vaccine disinformation.

Cited as the admission that the government flagged posts to platforms, in debates over government involvement in content moderation.

3 comments from Hacker News

@cronix2022-12 · in “The Twitter Files”

I kind of believed Jen Psaki when she admitted the Biden administration was flagging posts over a year ago. ▶ this video

@mercyandgrace2021-11 · in “Facebook will let Kazakhstan government directly flag content it deems harmful”

They have admitted to flagging content already - whether the information can be deemed 'harmful' is debatable. ▶ this video

@dukeofdoom2021-10 · in “Americans' Trust in Media Dips to Second Lowest on Record”

You don't need to agree with it, just recognize that its a pretty accurate representation that conservatives believe fb is coordinating the censorship with the government. In no small part due to them banning Trump, and statements like this from the press secretary. Psaki: 'We're Flagging Problematic Posts On Facebook That Spread Disinformation' ▶ this video