Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his company’s policy to allow politicians to lie in political ads at an event in Washington on Thursday.
“While I certainly worry about the erosion of truth, I don’t think most people want to live in a world where you can only post things that tech companies judge to be 100% true,” said Zuckerberg.
Banning political adsWarren argues Facebook has the power to influence elections and affect national debate and by allowing lies in political ads, Facebook is promoting the spread of misinformation and choosing profit over protecting democracy. “Do we ban ads about health care or immigration or women’s empowerment? And if you’re not going to ban those, does it really make sense to give everyone a voice in the political debates except for the candidates themselves?,” said Zuckerberg. “I believe when it’s not absolutely clear what to do, we should err on the side of greater expression.”
Students — some who waited in line for six hours to attend the event— submitted written questions to Georgetown organizers before coming into the auditorium. After his prepared remarks, a moderator asked Zuckerberg a few of the student questions. Students were not allowed to ask questions live and reporters were kept from asking Zuckerberg questions.
Megan Wee, also a sophomore, said while she loves Facebook and uses it constantly , she wanted to be able to catch a glimpse of the man who she said “started the dystopian society we’re going to live in.”The event comes as Facebook is facing heightened scrutiny in Washington on issues including its cryptocurrency Libra, antitrust, data privacy, censorship and bias.
Need for regulationOn Thursday, Sen. Ron Wyden introduced a data privacy bill, which would include “steep fines” and even jail time for executives who lie to the Federal Trade Commission.
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