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facebook-files-xcheck-zuckerberg-elite-rules-11631541353

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Facebook Says Its Rules Apply to All. Company Documents Reveal a
Secret Elite That's Exempt.

A program known as XCheck has given millions of celebrities,
politicians and other high-profile users special treatment, a
privilege many abuse

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Jeff Horwitz
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Sept. 13, 2021 10:21 am ET

Mark Zuckerberg has publicly said Facebook Inc. allows its more than
three billion users to speak on equal footing with the elites of
politics, culture and journalism, and that its standards of behavior
apply to everyone, no matter their status or fame.

In private, the company has built a system that has exempted
high-profile users from some or all of its rules, according to
company documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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