Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan say they were “deeply shaken and disgusted by President Trump’s divisive and incendiary rhetoric.”
to Zuckerberg criticizing Facebook's moderation policies and questioning why he was giving a voice to Trump.
The scientists argued that the post was antithetical to CZI's mission, which is to "use technology to help solve some of our toughest challenges — from preventing and eradicating disease, to improving learning experiences for kids, to reforming the criminal justice system.""The spread of news that is not vetted for factual accuracy leads to confusion and a mistrust of experts. Indeed, Facebook acknowledges this in their own user policies," the scientists wrote.
They added: "We urge you to consider stricter policies on misinformation and incendiary language that harms people or groups of people, especially in our current climate that is grappling with racial injustice." In their response, Zuckerberg and Chan referenced a status update from Zuckerberg in which he said Trump's statement was allowed to remain on the site because he spoke about deploying the National Guard, and "people need to know if the government is planning to deploy force."
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