This is Brer Rabbit begging not to be thrown into the briar patch.
The FB goal all along is justifying and expanding the censorship of conservatives. So NYT shows up and scolds them for allowing “Russian fake news”. FB reluctantly agrees and cooperates with lawmakers who INSIST they “clean up their act”.
FB goes full flamethrower on conservative nationalists with the blessings of the NYT crowd and the congress.
“don’t throw me into that briar patch!”
Your post 13 makes sense of this confusing article.