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Facebook's Zuckerberg says government censoring social media not the 'right reflex'

By Staff Writer on May 28, 2020 12:30PM
Facebook's Zuckerberg says government censoring social media not the 'right reflex'

Ironic turn of events for govt worried about censorship.

Facebook's chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg, commenting on US President Donald Trump's threats against social media companies, said on Wednesday censoring a platform would not be the "right reflex" for a government worried about censorship. "I'll have to understand what they actually ...

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