The billionaire Salesforce CEO denounced the social media company for refusing to take down fake political ads.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff unleashed blistering criticism of Facebook during an interview on Wednesday, saying the social media giant had grown so large and acquired so much data that it’s time the tech behemoth is broken up.
Marc Benioff has likened Facebook to"cigarettes" in the past. Now the Salesforce CEO says it's time to break up the company. https://t.co/wD3NhqFJI8 pic.twitter.com/qHfvTBqM03Facebook has been under increasing scrutiny for its recklessness with user data, which has resulted in several massive security breaches.
Benioff pointed to that decision on Wednesday, saying he was concerned about Facebook’s failures to instill trust in its users. Story continuesLater on Wednesday, Benioff tweeted that Section 230 of the U.S. Code should be abolished. The provision, which is part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, says online platforms are not liable for content posted by users. Getting rid of the rule is controversial.
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