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Mark Zuckerberg comments on Trump's Facebook ban
- jewel 6y agoCan someone mirror the content for those of us without a facebook account?
- adewinter 6y agoYou don't need a facebook account to read the content of that post.
- neogodless 6y agoI don't have an account and I just click "Not Now" on the banner.
- 7402 6y agoI don't see that option; I just get "You must log in to continue."
- enraged_camel 6y agoCan the title be changed? "Facebook suspends Donald Trump's FB and Instagram accounts indefinitely" would be a good summary.
- onion2k 6y agoThat would be a terrible summary given the fact it doesn't actually say that.
- kevinmgranger 6y agoAre you taking issue with the use of "suspends"? What do you mean it doesn't say that?
- onion2k 6y agoThe suggested summary removes the 'for at least 2 weeks' bit. That's quite important.
- kevinmgranger 6y ago"Indefinitely" and "for at least 2 weeks" are not mutually exclusive. Indefinitely does not mean the same thing as "permanently".
- neogodless 6y ago> Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete. In other words, we're not lifting the block after 24 hours as initially planned, and not until at least after President-elect Biden's inauguration is complete, and possibly forever.
- agilob 6y agoThere is another post with a title like this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672461 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672461
- neogodless 6y agoNow a dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672461 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25672461
- nayuki 6y agoThe current post has a slightly better URL, because https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10112681480907401 https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10112681480907401 versus https://www.facebook.com/4/posts/10112681480907401/ https://www.facebook.com/4/posts/10112681480907401/
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- listless 6y agoThe censorship issue aside, it feels to me like these companies let this go on because it was good for their bottom line. Now that it looks like he's going away, they want distance. I'm not advocating for or against this action, just that this seems like an opportunistic stand, not a principled one.
- ricc 6y agoI don't know if I just became more cynical but... Since a couple of years ago, I already accepted and came to terms that this is true for most, if not all, successful businesses. I'm not surprised anymore with these publicity stunts that "appropriate" current social issues.
- Semaphor 6y agoMirror Text: The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden. His decision to use his platform to condone rather than condemn the actions of his supporters at the Capitol building has rightly disturbed people in the US and around the world. We removed these statements yesterday because we judged that their effect -- and likely their intent -- would be to provoke further violence. Following the certification of the election results by Congress, the priority for the whole country must now be to ensure that the remaining 13 days and the days after inauguration pass peacefully and in accordance with established democratic norms. Over the last several years, we have allowed President Trump to use our platform consistent with our own rules, at times removing content or labeling his posts when they violate our policies. We did this because we believe that the public has a right to the broadest possible access to political speech, even controversial speech. But the current context is now fundamentally different, involving use of our platform to incite violent insurrection against a democratically elected government. We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.
- koolba 6y agoZuckerberg buried the lede (emphasis mine): > We believe the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great. Therefore, we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete.
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