Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears for a hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Committee in April 2018. One version of the manipulated video, posted by the conservative Facebook page Politics Watchdog, was viewed millions of times. In declining to remove the video, Facebook cited a long-standing policy of not banning false information. But they also feel that outright banning manipulated media would lead to more accusations of censorship and bias, as well as enforcement challenges, the person said. In the aftermath of the distorted Pelosi video surfacing on its platform, Facebook executives forcefully defended the company’s response.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2019 11:00 UTC