Staff Reports
Facebook executives were reportedly gearing up for a cozy relationship with the Biden administration by plotting to censor an article from the New York Post that dug into Hunter Biden’s infamous laptop. A fresh report from the House Judiciary Subcommittee highlights how the FBI tipped Big Tech shortly before the bombshell was revealed in October 2020, warning them that something akin to a “Russian document dump” was on the horizon. That’s right—while the rest of America was busy digesting the juicy details about Hunter’s international escapades, Facebook was in full damage control mode.
On the exact day the New York Post dropped its exposé, an unnamed Microsoft employee noted that the FBI had whispered in their ears that the Burisma story was about to strike. In other words, tech giants had insiders feeding them details, and instead of rolling with the wave of hot news, they decided it was best to play the political game. Communications revealed that Facebook’s then-Vice President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg, believed their decisions to censor the story would influence how a new Biden administration viewed their platform. Who knew an article could hold so much power over governmental relationships? Perhaps this is what they mean by “social media influencers,” taking it to the next level.
House Judiciary Report: Facebook Censored Hunter Biden Laptop Story to Gain Favor with Biden-Harris Regimehttps://t.co/k7TJfpW6su…https://t.co/R8UePhuO2C
— Joe Moore (@joemoore_x) October 31, 2024
Internal discussions at Facebook showed employees brushing off the New York Post’s story, branding it as just another “hack and leak.” It appears the social media behemoth was more concerned with crafting a narrative that would keep the spotlight off them than with the ethical implications of silencing a story that many Americans would find relevant. These chats also revealed an alarming level of collaboration with the FBI, including a commitment to raise concerns at a meeting with their Foreign Influence Task Force. Ah, the age-old tactic of burying embarrassing truths under a pile of bureaucratic meetings.
As if that wasn’t enough, documents indicated that some Facebook employees were not shy about acknowledging their censorship would indeed impact the 2020 election. One message suggested they’d have a solid defense if called to testify regarding their questionable actions—simply claiming they had been strategizing with the government for years. It might be time for these tech executives to get some new legal counsel because it sounds like they were trying to rig the game they claim to support.
The influence didn’t stop there. Just days after the Post’s story broke, a group of 51 former intelligence officials labeled it “Russian disinformation,” proving once again that when facts are inconvenient, throw out a few irrelevant labels and hope the public buys it. Rep. Jim Jordan pointed out that this was just the beginning of Big Tech bowing to the Biden administration’s demands, leading to further censorship of misinformation and any speech that didn’t align with the narrative the White House wanted to impose. In the battle for truth, the only entity genuinely playing fair is the American public, who will inevitably find out what they were told to ignore.
