After Twitter blocked US President Trump’s tweet and prompted “violent remarks,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed a diametrically opposed attitude , Saying that social media companies should not become “authorities of truth.”
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Zuckerberg expressed his post on Facebook
Zuckerberg expressed his post on Facebook
On May 29th, Zuckerberg said, The post by US President Donald Trump “When the robbery begins, the shooting begins” does not violate company policies and will continue to remain online.
“Personally, I have a physical aversion to this divisive and inflammatory statement.” Zuckerberg said in a blog post, “But I have a responsibility not to respond based solely on my personal judgment, but to respond as an organization leader dedicated to free expression. “
The evening of May 28, Trump made comments on Twitter and Facebook, commenting on the protests caused by the death of a black man in the hands of the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this week. Trump called the protesters “THUGS” (thugs) and warned that the army was on its way to Minneapolis. Trump wrote on Twitter and Facebook: “No matter what difficulties occur, we will control it, but when the robbery begins, the shooting will begin.”
Trump tweets are blocked by Twitter
Trump tweets are blocked by Twitter
Twitter will be Trang Pu’s remarks have been tagged with a warning to users to pay attention to Trump’s violent remarks. Users need to click Confirm to view Trump’s tweets. At the same time, Twitter also prohibits users from “like” or “retweet” this article Tweet.
Contrary to Twitter, Facebook decided to completely retain Trump ’s remarks.
Zuckerberg wrote that Facebook decided to keep the post because the company ’s position is “to allow people to speak as much as possible, unless there is a clear policy that they will cause imminent danger or specific harm”.
< div class = "contheight"> “I strongly disagree with the president ’s way of speaking, but I think people should be able to see it with their own eyes, because only the speeches of high-weight people can be examined when they are publicly reviewed. Perform ultimate accountability. “Zuckerberg said.
< div class = "contheight"> “I strongly disagree with the president ’s way of speaking, but I think people should be able to see it with their own eyes, because only the speeches of high-weight people can be examined when they are publicly reviewed. Perform ultimate accountability. “Zuckerberg said.
Zuckerberg also added that Facebook ’s policy on violent speech allows discussion around the use of force by the state.
“We believe that people need to know whether the government is planning to use force,” Zuckerberg wrote, “our policy on violent speech allows the use of force around the state have a discussion. Although I think today’s situation does raise a series of important questions about the potential boundaries of such discussions. “