Inside Mark Zuckerberg's private meetings with conservative pundits
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hosting informal talks and small, off-the-record dinners with conservative journalists, commentators and at least one Republican lawmaker in recent months to discuss issues like free speech and discuss partnerships.
The dinners, which began in July, are part of Zuckerberg’s broader effort to cultivate friends on the right amid outrage by President Donald Trump and his allies over alleged “bias” against conservatives at Facebook and other major social media companies. "I’m under no illusions that he’s a conservative but I think he does care about some of our concerns,” said one person familiar with the gatherings, which multiple sources have confirmed.
News of the outreach is likely to further fuel suspicions on the left that Zuckerberg is trying to appease the White House and stay out of Trump’s crosshairs. The president threatened to sue Facebook and Google in June and has in the past pressured the Justice Department to take action against his perceived foes.
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“The discussion in Silicon Valley is that Zuckerberg is very concerned about the Justice Department, under Bill Barr, bringing an enforcement action to break up the company,” said one cybersecurity researcher and former government official based in Silicon Valley. “So the fear is that Zuckerberg is trying to appease the Trump administration by not cracking down on right-wing propaganda.”
[link:https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/14/facebook-zuckerberg-conservatives-private-meetings-046663|
F**k FB
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targeted fake ads (and their announced policy that politicos were immune from any action for lying) with the comment that they use adblockers and thus won't see the ads. Soooo, not the point IMO when FB is targeting others-- who may not be as savvy-- with manipulated lie campaigns. 
And if you're human, you're susceptible to the right psychological manipulation. Lucky for me, I'm not human. 
Facebook has come under fire recently for its ad policy, which considers politicians’ claims as "ineligible" for third-party fact checking. In keeping with that policy, FB has allowed a Trump campaign ad making false claims about Biden’s ties to Ukraine to remain on the platform.
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Thank you, Senator Warren!
Meh, GFS Suckerberg.
