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Meta saw a ‘precipitous decline’ in user sentiment after its speech policy changes.

But that dip soon recovered, Cobb testifies. He’s referencing the sweeping content moderation and fact-checking policy changes CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in January just ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, which answered a Republican wish-list.

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