After ending outside fact-checking on Meta platforms, Mark Zuckerberg slammed the Biden administration's crackdown on Covid disinformation during the pandemic. Status newsletter founder Oliver Darcy shares why Zuckerberg is suddenly giving Donald Trump "exactly what he wants.

"We just faced this massive, massive institutional pressure to start censoring content on ideological grounds," Zuckerberg said.

After visiting President-elect Donald J. Trump in November, Mr. Zuckerberg decided to relax Meta’s speech policies. He asked a small team to carry out his goals within weeks. The repercussions are just beginning.