The Consequences of Facebook’s Political Content Demotion

P.M. Edition for Jan. 6. After the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Facebook said it would scale back how much political content users saw on its platform, but the changes went beyond incremental adjustments to its algorithm. WSJ tech reporter Jeff Horwitz joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss how the social-media company reshaped political speech on its platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices