Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting U.S. President Donald Trump use of the social media platform to 'spread both misinformation and incendiary statements.'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington. BOSTON -- Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting U.S. President Donald Trump use the social media platform to "spread both misinformation and incendiary statements."wrote the Facebook CEO on Saturday
The letter calls the spread of "deliberate misinformation and divisive language" contrary to the researchers' goals of using technology to prevent and eradicate disease, improve childhood education and reform the criminal justice system. The others are Martin Kampmann of the University of California-San Francisco and Jason Shepherd of the University of Utah. All have grants from a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative program working to prevent, cure and treat neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
The letter objects specifically to Zuckerberg's decision not to at least flag as a violation of Facebook's community standards Trump's post that stated "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" in response to unrest in Minneapolis over the videotaped killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer. The letter's authors called the post "a clear statement of inciting violence.
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