MAA CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday that senior Biden Administration officials pressured Facebook to censor some covid-19 content during the pandemic in a letter to representative Jim Jordan the Republican chair of the house Judiciary Committee Zuckerberg claimed that officials including those from the White House repeatedly pressured Facebook for months to remove certain covid-19 posts even those that were humorous or satal B expressed regret for not being more vocal against the government's pressure calling it wrong he vowed that Facebook would push back he faced with similar demands in the future the later dated August 26 was posted on the committee's Facebook page the White House responded stating that during the pandemic it encouraged responsible actions to protect public health and emphasized that take companies should consider the impact of their actions while making independent choices