Shortly after Twitter removed a post about the coronavirus pandemic by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, Facebook followed suit also removing the president's post from its platform as well.
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Posted on March 31, 2020 December 19, 2022 brazil , chinese virus , facebook , jair bolsonaro , mark zuckerberg , wuhan coronavirus