Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, took a hard stance against China and censorship in Georgetown University speech today
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke to a crowd of students, academics and journalists at Georgetown University on Thursday amid increasing criticism for the way Facebook handles misinformation, political advertising and false claims on the network.was a rare forum for the notoriously private tech founder. Both he and Facebook have typically relied on company blog posts and private meetings to tackle criticism.
“I wanted our services in China ... but we could never come to an agreement on what it would take for us to operate there.”The hour-long monologue covered a range of topics including Zuckerberg’s carefully-worded thoughts on content moderation, censorship and the role tech platforms should play in democracy. One topic stood out above all else: Zuckerberg’s stance on China.
The frosty assessment contrasted to statements he’s made in the recent past, particularly around the efforts he made beginning in 2015 to gain access to China’swent as far as asking Chinese president Xi Jinping at a White House dinner in 2015 to offer a Chinese name for his unborn daughter . Xi reportedly declined to suggest a name.
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