Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, is in hot water in France. He’s been arrested and is facing multiple charges for not doing enough to control the content on his platform. But while Durov is dealing with legal issues, Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is catching attention for a different reason.

Zuckerberg has openly admitted that Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to censor certain content on demand from the US government. This admission has raised eyebrows, especial...