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This is simply pandering by the CEO to placate possible investigations by a conservative administration. That doesn't really make sense, since the current issu
by lacker 7y ago
This is simply pandering by the CEO to placate possible investigations by a conservative administration.
That doesn't really make sense, since the current issue at stake is some pro-Trump ads, which Facebook allowed and CNN did not. This speech is more like Zuckerberg defending this action as neutral, while the NYT and Elizabeth Warren are attacking it as unfairly supporting Trump.
- akersten 7y agoIt makes perfect sense in the broader context that the current administration has been bloviating about "looking into" Facebook and other tech giants to investigate alleged anti-conservative bias. Keeping the video up and defending yourself as a neutral entity is precisely what I would expect Facebook to do if they wanted to keep the DOJ at bay. Not because they're breaking any laws by having a bias, but that they're currently staring down the barrel of anti-trust investigation. If they wanted to win some points with the current administration, this is exactly how they'd do it.