Mark Zuckerberg says social media censorship not the ‘right reflex’ – New York Post

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said governments wanting to censor social media platforms is not the right reflex.

Asked during an interview on Fox News about President Trumps plan to sign an executive order curbing the power of Twitter, Facebook and Google, Zuckerberg said it would depend on what the intent is.

But in general, I think a government choosing to censor a platform, because theyre worried about censorship doesnt exactly strike me as the right reflex there, he said in the interview that aired on Thursday.

The founder of the social media giant said such platforms strive for a balance: we try very hard to give people a voice, and we get a lot of criticism from some people who think that we censor too much.

Zuckerberg said his company cares deeply about giving people a voice and empowering individuals.

I dont think that you build a company that gives people a voice like this if you dont believe that individuals having a voice is a good thing, he said.

Zuckerberg said hes trying to give people a wide ability to express themselves, but warned that real harm can be done if its creating violence.

But broadly speaking, we try to give people as much latitude and having a voice as possible, he said.

Trump said hes preparing to sign an executive order on social media companies after Twitter added fact-checking links to two of his tweets claiming that allowing voting by mail would cause rampant fraud and result in a rigged election.

In an interview on MSNBC, Zuckerberg said he didnt think social media networks like Twitter should be fact-checking political speech.

I dont think that Facebook or internet platforms in general should be arbiters of truth, Zuckerberg said on Squawk Box.

Political speech is one of the most sensitive parts in a democracy, and people should be able to see what politicians say, he continued.

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