Mark Zuckerberg Stands Firm on Not Fact Checking Political Ads on Facebook
In a recent interview with CBS This Morning, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on the firms recent decision not to fact check ads by politicians.
During an interview on CBS This Morning, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on the social media giantsdecision to not fact-check advertisements posted to the platform by politicians.
Zuckerberg has argued that it is not up to Facebook to censor the speech of political figures and that voters should see what politicians have to say, even if it is false.
Gayle began the conversation by stating:The main thing that people are talking about are the political ads, that you dont want to take down political ads that people know are false, that they contain false information.
King noted that not all at Facebook agree with Zuckerbergs decision and have called on him to reverse it, stating: But a small group of your employees, about 200, wrote a letter saying that they hope you would reconsider because they say that free speech and hate speech are not the same, do they have a point?
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