Sacha Baron Cohen and Neil Young slam Facebook

In separate incidents, singer Neil Young and actor Sacha Baron Cohen ripped into Facebook. 

Cohen used an acceptance speech for the International Leadership Award at the Anti-Defamation League’s Never is Now summit to torch the social media platform and Zuckerberg's stance on free speech. 

Noting the rise of demagogues and conspiracy theories, Cohen also pointed out that "hate crimes are surging as are murderous attacks on religious and ethnic minorities." Tying it all together? According to Cohen, “All this hate and violence is being facilitated by a handful of internet companies that amount to the greatest propaganda machine in history." Read more...