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Mark Zuckerberg was ready to censor content for China; whistleblower exposes

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Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms accused of using extreme measures to censor content and quash political dissent in bid to gain access to the Chinese market.

Whistleblower alleged that the company was willing to allow the ruling party to oversee all social media content and store data locally to win approval of the Chinese Communist Party .

The complaint also alleged that Zuckerberg agreed to target the account of a prominent Chinese dissident living in the U.S. after receiving pressure from a senior Chinese official.

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English

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