Zuckerberg says Facebook stronger than other tech companies on free speech

Fb Inc Leader Government Mark Zuckerberg mentioned on Thursday his company was once as soon as additional devoted to loose speech than other tech firms, as Twitter faced blowback from the White Area for fact-checking tweets by way of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday his company was more committed to free speech than other tech firms, as Twitter faced blowback from the White House for fact-checking tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump.Original article
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