ROBBY SOAVE | 6.15.2023 9:36 AM
Rep. James Comer (R–Ky.) grilled Walensky about the CDC's communications with social media companies—Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in particular—during her tenure as the head of the federal agency chiefly responsible for battling COVID-19.
As reported in Reason's March 2023 issue, Walensky's CDC routinely communicated with content moderators and Facebook, recommending aggressive takedowns of purported misinformation about mitigation efforts, COVID-19's origins, and vaccines:
According to a trove of confidential documents obtained by Reason, health advisers at the CDC had significant input on pandemic-era social media policies at Facebook as well. They were consulted frequently, at times daily. They were actively involved in the affairs of content moderators, providing constant and ever-evolving guidance. They requested frequent updates about which topics were trending on the platforms, and they recommended what kinds of content should be deemed false or misleading. "Here are two issues we are seeing a great deal of misinfo on that we wanted to flag for you all," reads one note from a CDC official. Another email with sample Facebook posts attached begins: "BOLO for a small but growing area of misinfo."
These Facebook Files show that the platform responded with incredible deference. MORE AT Rochelle Walensky Refused To Answer Questions About the CDC Stifling Dissent (reason.com)
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We're pretty aggravated by all this. We had to deal with a really aggressive neighbor who was constantly threatening to call the police if we weren't socially distanced enough or God forbid, not wearing a mask. She was even monitoring our social media posts, partially emboldened I am sure but what she felt was government sanction. She has been looking for forgiveness, kind of. We're having a hard time, moving on.
ReplyDeleteSounds like your neighbor has Mrs. Kravits syndrome.
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