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• @winklevoss Cameron Winklevoss on x

  “Fact checking” is a euphemism for editorializing which is a form of censorship. And that's a fact.

• @jack @jack on x

  This does not make us an “arbiter of truth.” Our intention is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show the information in dispute so people can judge for themselves. More transparency from us is critical so folks can clearly see the why behind our actions.

• @realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x

  .@Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is today criticizing Twitter. “We have a different policy than Twitter on this. I believe strongly that Facebook shouldn't be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online.” Did Twitter criticize Obama for his “you can keep your Dr.”?

• @tylerwinklevoss Tyler Winklevoss on x

  Fact checking makes you a publisher. Selectively fact checking makes you a biased publisher. Platforms that engage in this behavior are not neutral and should not be shielded from having to take responsibility for the content on their platform. You can't have it both ways.

• @alxthomp Alex Thompson on x

  Zuckerberg hits twitter/ ⁦@Jack⁩ on Fox News about fact-checking Trump. “I just believe strongly that Facebook shouldn't be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online.” https://www.foxnews.com/...

• @nickdesemlyen Nick de Semlyen on x

  Headline of the day. https://twitter.com/...

• @ewarren Elizabeth Warren on x

  Zuckerberg went on Fox News—a hate-for-profit machine that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracy theorists—to talk about how social media platforms should essentially allow politicians to lie without consequences. This is eroding our democracy. https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @tvietor08 Tommy Vietor on x

  Facebook's own research shows the platform is polarizing the country and driving people into extremists groups, but Zuckerberg is more worried about being called mean names by Trump. https://www.newsweek.com/...

• @dylanratigan Dylan Ratigan on x

  Facebook monetizes primal extremism as a business model. All information is judged solely on its ability to stimulate and hold primal attention and they turn it into money. https://twitter.com/...

• @brhodes Ben Rhodes on x

  Mark Zuckerberg profits off of leaders like Trump coming to power around the world. His capacity to profit from far-right nationalism, fear and hate is much more important to Facebook than truth, democracy and human rights. https://twitter.com/...

• @jeremylittau Jeremy Littau on x

  Algorithms ARE gatekeepers. FB uses them to lock you in an echo chamber constructed from your activity. Zuck says platforms shouldn't be arbiters of truth, but that's just a pithy talking point. Algorithms drive selective exposure in the media we use to socially construct reality…

• @anandwrites Anand Giridharadas on x

  I'm old enough to remember when Zuck pledged to give his wealth away, but actually created a company with no accountability as the vessel, and people cheered, while he continued his steady campaign to become the most dangerous socially awkward man alive. https://www.newsweek.com/…

• @prageru @prageru on x

  Mark Zuckerberg is all talk. Facebook just labeled PragerU as fake news through 3rd party “fact-checkers” and has now suppressed our reach - acting as the arbiter of truth. https://twitter.com/...

• @aoc Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on x

  🎶 Trump and Zuckerberg sitting in a tree / Messing up our democracy 🎶 https://twitter.com/...

• @cernovich Essential Cernovich on x

  lol Trump must not read @LibertarianBlue because if he did, he'd know Facebook just created a Censorship Board loaded with Trump haters, including a law professor who testified for impeachment of Trump. https://twitter.com/...

• @mehdirhasan Mehdi Hasan on x

  Trump, predictably, is now quoting Zuckerberg in his defense. Good job, Zuck, good job. https://twitter.com/...

• @tedcruz Ted Cruz on x

  Neither Facebook nor Twitter should censor political speech. https://twitter.com/...

• @markscott82 Mark Scott on x

  This is worth a read into how @twitter decided to fact-check @realDonaldTrump's tweets. Interesting that initial tip-off about possible issues came from third-party fact-checker, not company itself https://onezero.medium.com/... HT: @WillOremus

• @blakehounshell @blakehounshell on x

  You have to wonder if Twitter would be handling this all differently if @vijaya were not on leave right now https://onezero.medium.com/...

• @ericschultz Eric Schultz on x

  interesting look at the quality control apparatus/decision-making at twitter. conspicuous contrast with Facebook which just doesn't seem to care. https://onezero.medium.com/...

• @goldman Jason Goldman on x

  This is a good ticktock, one detail in particular deserves praise and attention. https://onezero.medium.com/...

• @christinebohan Christine Bohan on x

  So the reason Twitter applied the factchecks to *these* two Trump tweets and not any of the others is because they were “tweets that might interfere with people's participation in democratic processes” and Twitter has a policy against that. Huh. https://twitter.com/...

• @jack @jack on x

  Fact check: there is someone ultimately accountable for our actions as a company, and that's me. Please leave our employees out of this. We'll continue to point out incorrect or disputed information about elections globally. And we will admit to and own any mistakes we make.

• @vitalikbuterin Vitalik.Eth on x

  In the long run I'm pessimistic about the ability of centralized social media platforms to stay highly independent of the political environment of the country they're centered in. This only further shows why we need an alternative. https://twitter.com/...

• @hawleymo Josh Hawley on x

  .@jack a few questions for you below. Bottom line: Why should @twitter continue to get special treatment from government as a mere distributor of other people's content if you are going to editorialize and comment like a publisher? Shouldn't you be treated like publisher? https:/…

• @kurtwagner8 Kurt Wagner on x

  Wow. Trump is now calling out the same Twitter employee that Kellyanne Conway called out yesterday. Twitter told me that he has received death threats because he's been singled out as the employee who decided to fact-check Trump. This is not the case, I'm told. https://twitter.co…

• @daveyalba Davey Alba on x

  As @kateconger & I reported, this Twitter employee was NOT responsible for deciding to add the labels fact-checking Trump. He works on bots, election interference & fake accounts. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @jimwaterson Jim Waterson on x

  In incremental-baby-steps regulation-of-the-internet news, overnight Twitter stuck a mild fact checking label on one of Donald Trump's tweets. This will now prompt a six month culture war about left-wing bias at tech outlets and change no one's mind. https://twitter.com/...

• @harikunzru Hari Kunzru on x

  They always find an individual, and try to exact a price. It's intended to intimidate opposition and it works. https://twitter.com/...

• @daveyalba Davey Alba on x

  It doesn't matter to Trump & his acolytes though—this employee may as well just be a meme. Harassment is just another tactic that Trump & his followers deploy as part of their usual playbook in the political disinformation wars. It's dehumanizing https://www.nytimes.com/...