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　　As the countdown to the U.S. midterm elections begins, news about any bipartisan rivalry can set off higher waves than usual. storm.

　　In the Joe Rogan podcast that aired on Friday, Zuckerberg suggested that Facebook, the company's social media company, was actively reducing the spread of Biden's son Hunter's "laptop door" incident by adjusting its algorithm ahead of the 2020 U.S. election. It is said to have been influenced by the FBI's advice to the company to defend against Russian manipulation of the U.S. election.

(Source: Joe Rogan Podcast)

　　Specifically, when the two talked about the incident on the show, Zuckerberg explained: "The context of this is that the FBI came to our company and said, hey, you should be on high alert, we think that in the There was a lot of Russian propaganda in the 2016 election, and we've noticed something similar this year, so stay alert." Zuckerberg emphasized that the company does not judge the accuracy of such information, but only downgrades the weight of the spread.

　　The host also timely asked whether the FBI had taken care of the "Hunter Biden notebook incident". Zuckerberg responded: "No, I don't remember the regulation taking care of it in name, but the Hunter Biden scandal does fit the (reduced weight) model."

　　Republicans are furious! FBI, Meta fire emergency

　　Because this incident coincided with the public opinion storm of the FBI raiding Trump's private residence, the program quickly triggered follow-up after the program was launched. Although Zuckerberg's rhetoric was vague, it was still seen by Republican lawmakers and supporters as evidence that law enforcement agencies were interfering in politics. Several Republican congressmen have accused the FBI of "political interference" and compared them to copying Trump's home and "covering up" the scandal of Biden's son.

　　As public opinion boiled over, the FBI responded immediately that the agency issued a general warning to Facebook in 2020 and did not require the company to take any action.

　　The FBI said it regularly informs about potential physical threats to the U.S. private sector, including social media providers, so they can decide how best to defend against them. But the agency cannot demand or order companies to take action.

　　The Meta platform also quickly issued an announcement emphasizing that there was no news about the Hunter Biden notebook incident, and Zuckerberg’s statement this week was consistent with his October 2020 Senate questioning. The FBI only warned about foreign interference, but did not specifically mention Hunter Biden.

(Source: Social Media)

　　Background: The Hunter Biden Laptop Scandal

　　Briefly, on the eve of the 2020 U.S. election, the New York Post exposed the notebook scandal of the Democratic candidate Biden's son Hunter Biden. In addition to revealing the extravagant life of the presidential candidate's son, it is more important to expose his Involved in a series of foreign transactions.

　　The news was also regarded by the mainstream US media as "foreign interference in the US election." Dozens of former intelligence officials issued a joint letter saying that the scandal had "classic features of Russian intelligence operations."

(Source: Open Letter)

　　At the time, Trump-appointed U.S. intelligence director John Ratcliffe had said the lack of intelligence to support the notebook scandal was fake news arranged by the Russians. Ratcliffe also emphasized in an interview this week that the FBI's move is suspected of meddling in the election, and that the accusation is true to some extent, that the FBI deliberately picks some bad news to put in front of voters.