JAKARTA – The social media network Facebook has long been suspected of being a platform that protects all activities of the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump, including his posts that show hate speech.
However, in an interview with local media Axios, Tuesday 21 July, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg denied this. He stressed that he did not have an agreement of any kind with US President Donald Trump.
“I’ve heard this speculation too, so let me be clear: There was no deal. Actually, the whole news of the deal was pretty ridiculous,” Zuckerberg said.
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This suspicion started in October last year. Zuckerberg is seen attending an invitation to a dinner at the White House. The event was also attended by a number of figures, including Peter Thiel as well as other Facebook board members.
“I accepted an invitation to dinner because I was in town and he was president of the United States. The fact that I met a head of state should come as no surprise, and in no way do we have that kind of deal,” Zuckerberg stressed.
A few weeks later, Trump and his campaign team posted a controversial post. A number platform social media immediately removed or labeled Trump’s posts deemed to convey disinformation and hate speech.
However, only Facebook has not taken the censorship measures. As a result, Facebook has received a number of criticisms from netizens and employees, for considering the social media platform on Trump’s side.
“One of the specific criticisms I see is that there are a lot of people who say that maybe we are too sympathetic or too close in some way to the Trump administration. We’re just giving people some room for discourse, but it’s not the same as agreeing with their beliefs,” Zuckerberg argued. .
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