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Zuckerberg claims lack of U.S. action on 2016 Russian election interference inspired Iran and others
Looks like Facebook has decided that going on the offensive is better when it comes to government regulation.
Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Fest in Colorado, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said America's weak response to Russia's interference in the 2016 elections has inspired similar disinformation attacks from other countries, notably Iran.
Writes Salvador Rodriguez at CNBC:
The signal that was sent to the world was that O.K. Were open for business, Zuckerberg said at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado. Countries can try to do this stuff and our companies will try their best to try to limit it, but fundamentally, there isnt going to be a major recourse from the American government.
Facebook prohibits the coordinated use of a network of accounts to spread misinformation on its services, or what the company refers to as coordinated inauthentic behavior.
Here is Zuckerbergs comment in full:
Read the restAs a private company we dont have the tools to make the Russian government stop. We can defend as best as we can, but our government is the one that has the tools to apply pressure to Russia, not us.
One of the mistakes that I worry about is that after 2016 when the government didnt take any kind of counteraction. The signal that was sent to the world was that O.K. Were open for business. Countries can try to do this stuff and our companies will try their best to try to limit it, but fundamentally, there isnt going to be a major recourse from the American government.
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