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September 21, 2017 10:28 pm GMT
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/2fyoUqFaHaw/
Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to make Russia-linked Facebook ads public is a disgrace
Forever tainting the otherwise inoffensive gray-to-beige color palette, billionaire Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook Live today to address his company's role in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Perched behind a pretend Oval Office desk in a room straight out of an Ikea-meets-Twilight-Zone mashup, he spoke directly to the American people about the approximately 3,000 Russia-linked ads — which possibly helped Donald Trump win the election — that his company profited from.
Zuckerberg promised to turn the advertisements in question over to congressional investigators, but stopped short of saying he would release them to the public. Which is a total bullshit cop out, and he should be ashamed of himself. Read more...
More about Facebook, Russia, Ads, Election 2016, and Mark ZuckerbergOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/2fyoUqFaHaw/
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