In a nearly seven-minute monologue on his show, at times shouting, MSNBC 'Morning Joe' host Joe Scarborough said that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is a danger to democracy
In a nearly seven-minute monologue on his show Wednesday, at times shouting, the MSNBC"Morning Joe" host said that the Facebook CEO is a danger to democracy.Social media, including Facebook , has long been a home for conspiracy theories and hate groups. Recently, particularly incendiary speech promoted by President Donald Trump and others has sparked a nationwide outcry about the role of social media in our society.
— Donie O'Sullivan June 17, 2020 Zuckerberg said last week he was "disgusted" by Trump's remarks on the nationwide protests against racial injustice. He said Trump's Facebook posts were divisive rhetoric, but he refused to take them off the site, because Facebook wants to inform people about their politicians' views. Yet Facebook has struggled to keep hateful speech off its platform -- whether or not it's from politicians.
— Joe Scarborough June 17, 2020 Trump has been threatening to strip away Section 230 protections for what he sees as anti-conservative bias in social networks. Twitter said some of Trump's tweets about mail-in voting and about the protests violated their policies, angering the president.
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