Exclusive | Powerful Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan praises Mark Zuckerberg for ending censorship efforts, says Google should be next
Powerful House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan praised Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday for ending censorship efforts at his company — and urged other Big Tech firms such as Google to follow suit.Zuckerberg announced earlier Tuesday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was closing its censor-susceptible fact-checking shop in the US and replacing it with a user-fueled “Community Notes” system like that used by X.Jordan told The Post that Zuckerberg should be hailed for taking the lead “in upholding freedom of speech online.“Today’s news from Mark Zuckerberg comes after our committee conducted rigorous oversight to protect the First Amendment,” Jordan (R-Ohio) said, referring to a series of investigations by the Judiciary panel, including over Facebook’s collusion with the FBI to pre-bunk reports on Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election.“Last August, Zuckerberg admitted to our committee that the Biden White House had pressured Facebook to censor Americans,” Jordan said.“Today is a huge step in the right direction.
“We are pleased to see Meta’s stated commitment to free speech.Social media, AI and other technology companies must resist governments’ censorship pressure and instead work to ensure the open expression of ideas on their platforms.“We hope that other Big Tech companies, including Google, follow the lead of X and Meta in upholding freedom of speech online,” the Judiciary chair added.Self-described “free speech absolutist” and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, in 2022 after reports of the social-media firm’s acquiescence to intelligence agencies and the White House keen on suppressing content at odds with their COVID stances or potentially damaging to the first family.X’s “Community Notes” comment forum was soon born, and Zuckerberg is now taking a page from his fellow social-media mogul.“Experts, like everyone else, have their own biases and perspectives,” th...