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Cato Weekly Podcast • August 31, 2022 

# Jawboning over Social Media’s Handling of Hunter Biden 

The Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed by Facebook and other social media over a general request regarding “election disinformation” from the FBI. It’s the kind of compliance that government probably couldn’t get through legislation. Will Duffield discusses the difficult situations that arise from Congressional jawboning over social media moderation.

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##### [Will Duffield](/people/will-duffield)

Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute