Frightened Facebook weasel buckles under pressure:
NEW: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hosting secretive talks & off-the-record dinners with conservative influencers in recent months to discuss free speech and partnerships. Among the participants: Tucker Carlson & Lindsey Graham. scoop w/@dlippman:https://t.co/n5IV0N66X4— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 14, 2019
Facebook has come under fire recently for its ad policy, which considers politicians’ claims as "ineligible" for third-party fact checking. In keeping with that policy, FB has allowed a Trump campaign ad making false claims about Biden’s ties to Ukraine to remain on the platform.— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 14, 2019
Said 1 source: “The discussion in Silicon Valley is that Zuckerberg is very concerned about Barr's DOJ bringing an enforcement action to break up the company. So the fear is Zuckerberg is trying to appease the Trump administration by not cracking down on right-wing propaganda.”— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 14, 2019
Each dinner has been hosted at one of Zuckerberg’s homes in CA. The conversations center around “free expression, unfair treatment of conservatives, the appeals process for real or perceived unfair treatment, fact checking, partnerships, and privacy." https://t.co/n5IV0N66X4— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 14, 2019
As someone noted somewhere, being on Facebook in the next year will be like sitting in front of a t.v. set to Fox "News."
