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Coronavirus protests test Facebook's free speech pledges

Mark Zuckerberg says his corporate is fighting "harmful misinformation" by way of taking down posts selling defiance of social-distancing laws. But conservatives like Donald Trump Jr. name its movements "chilling & disturbing."
Mark Zuckerberg says his company is combating "harmful misinformation" by taking down posts promoting defiance of social-distancing rules. But conservatives like Donald Trump Jr. call its actions "chilling & disturbing."

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Author: POLITICO

POLITICO has recently written 6 articles on similar topics including :
  1. "Tech giants played hardball in forcing policymakers to fall in line with their approach to building digital tracking tools". (May 17, 2020)
  2. "The closely guarded initiative known as “Project Libra” could become a major e-commerce tool for Facebook users". (June 18, 2019)
  3. "Democratic officials for years embraced liberal-leaning Silicon Valley executives as staunch political allies and donors". (May 13, 2019)
  4. "Facebook will work to re-elect Trump and Trump will protect Facebook". (January 23, 2020)
  5. "Ilhan Omar called on Facebook to remove the post, which she called a violent provocation". (September 4, 2020)
  6. "The company said it will release a policy this fall that prohibits users from misrepresenting "census requirements, methods or logistics". (July 1, 2019)
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