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Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation (QFR Responses)

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Questioner: Jan Schakowsky

Narrative: ConcealmentHarm: Terrorism
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Jan Schakowsky

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QuestionCiting former Facebook policy employees who said Zuckerberg personally intervened to change the rules on banning Alex Jones and the Oath Keepers because he "didn't like the punishment," Schakowsky asks what role Zuckerberg personally plays in content-removal decisions.

ResponseFacebook confirms both bans eventually happened and that Zuckerberg is "ultimately responsible" for major decisions as company leader, but does not directly address or deny the specific allegation that he personally intervened to soften an earlier punishment for Alex Jones.