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https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-politics-controls-zuckerberg-meta-11672929976


Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about social media’s role in politics and society
at Georgetown University in 2019. Photo Illustration: WSJ; Photo: ANDREW
CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images
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FACEBOOK WANTED OUT OF POLITICS. IT WAS MESSIER THAN ANYONE EXPECTED.


HITTING MUTE BUTTON ON POLITICAL CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS BROUGHT UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES, DOCUMENTS SHOW.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about social media’s role in politics and society
at Georgetown University in 2019. Photo Illustration: WSJ; Photo: ANDREW
CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images
By
Jeff Horwitz ,
Keach Hagey and
Emily Glazer
Jan. 5, 2023 9:51 am ET

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After the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. said it
wanted to scale back how much political content it showed users. The company
went further than almost anyone knew.

The results of the effort are gradually reshaping political discourse on the
world’s biggest social-media platform, even though the company backed off the
most aggressive approach: hitting the mute button on all recommendations of
political content.


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