A top aide on the Harris campaign played a crucial role in the White House's efforts to remove COVID-related information from tech platforms.

A top adviser for VP Kamala Harris played a key role in Facebook's efforts to suppress "misinformation" and manipulate the political narrative on COVID and other issues.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, admitted in a letter on Monday that his company was pressured by the Biden-Harris administration to censor Americans, particularly regarding COVID-19 content, and that actions taken by Harris' deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty were part of that pressure campaign.

Previously, Flaherty, who was the White House director of digital strategy, led the campaign to combat "misinformation" about COVID-19 and its vaccinations, as reported by FOX Business.

In April 2021, Flaherty contacted Google team members to discuss their efforts to combat vaccine hesitancy and simultaneously address vaccine misinformation, as revealed in the documents.

Flaherty sought information on vaccine misinformation trends on the website, while proposing government support through White House experts to collaborate with YouTube on product development.

According to YouTube, in an internal email, Google stated that after a meeting with Flaherty, the White House staffer was particularly resolute in their stance on the decision-making process for content that does not violate Community Guidelines but may be borderline.

Google admitted to removing videos containing COVID vaccine misinformation and discussed the government's request for additional data a week later.

The internal Google email between employees read, "Really, Flaherty is interested in what we're seeing that is NOT coming down."

In 2021, Flaherty requested special access to Facebook's tools for government agencies to target users, as reported in 2023 based on internal company communications viewed by FOX Business.

Can we grant agencies access to targeting parameters during the global pandemic that they typically wouldn't have permission to access? Flaherty inquired.

In a discussion about persuading individuals concerned about the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine to get it, the concept arose.

If someone is concerned about nosebleeds as a side effect of the vaccine, Facebook's ideal response would be to direct them to relevant information. Flaherty inquired if the Facebook team could provide resources.

The Facebook employee cautioned that they must handle the situation with care.

What is the presumption if people are having the conversation, and we let them have it? Should we direct them to CDC?

An employee of Facebook responded, "It's common knowledge that many individuals believe that the platform is monitoring their conversations."

Flaherty was informed by a Facebook employee that an immediate message about nosebleeds could give users a "Big Brother feel." However, the employee suggested delaying the content to prevent triggering alarm bells among users.

The Facebook employee advised paying attention to conversations and ensuring that information is visible, even if it's not accurate at the moment.

During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Flaherty and GOP Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, had a heated debate over whether Elon Musk faced any government actions after changing the outlet's censorship policies.

The White House and the Harris-Walz campaign did not respond to Planet Chronicle Digital's request for comment.

Zuckerberg wrote in his letter to the House Judiciary Committee that it was ultimately our decision to take down content and we own our decisions, including COVID-19-related changes we made to our enforcement in response to pressure. He believes the government pressure was wrong and regrets not being more outspoken about it.

Planet Chronicle Digital’s Hillary Vaughn and Chase Williams contributed to this report