Zack Zuckerberg wants to remain neutral. The Facebook CEO, who has seen Twitter and Donald Trump battle it out for days, told Fox News that his network We will not censor any political messages. and as a result, it guaranteed more freedom of expression than its rival. A statement that may seem opportunistic, especially when we know Facebook’s history in this regard:
“We don’t think it’s fair to fact-check political messages (editor’s note: it’s implied Twitter does). I think this rule sets us apart from other companies. We guarantee greater freedom of expression so everyone can express themselves.”
A statement reflecting the latest developments in Trump’s Twitter war. Mark Zuckerberg thus getting away from his opponent The American president is also trying to regulate social networks.
Facebook is not an example in this area
Facebook wants to guarantee its users complete freedom of expression, something that has caused trouble in the pastThe Cambridge Analytica scandal is not that far off, and it brought Facebook to the attention of American authorities.
Years later, Cambridge Analytica has recovered Personal data of 87 million users. The aim was to make voters change their minds by making political messages appear in their news feeds. The data was collected and used by Brexit supporters in Great Britain in 2016. Pro Donald Trump also used it in the US presidential elections that same year. Some experts even claim that without these digital campaigns, the results of the two elections could have been very different. A global scandal that forced Mark Zuckerberg to explain himself first and then apologize in front of the US Senate.
If this new Twitter/Trump thing is anything to go by, it stands out once again connections that unite politicians and social networks. Zuckerberg, who has always allowed things to happen on his platform, has no intention of changing course and confirms it today. As a reminder, Trump has been against Twitter since two of his tweets were reported by Twitter.
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