JAKARTA – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg also responded to the argument between the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump and Twitter. Where the disagreement happened over Twitter’s fact-checking feature labeling, on Trump’s tweet.
Reported The Independent, in which President Trump is annoyed by the fact-check label pinned by Twitter. Trump has even threatened to make it difficult for social media companies, because they are seen as silencing the voices of conservatives.
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In response to this, Mark Zuckerberg was worried about President Trump’s statement. Moreover, he also started implementing the ‘fact-check‘on his social media platforms.
“We have a different policy from the rest. I just firmly believe that Facebook should not be a determinant of everything that people say online. In general, private companies probably shouldn’t especially this platform company shouldn’t be in a position to do that,” said Zuckerberg during an interview with the emcee Fox News, The Daily Briefing, Dana Perino, Thursday, 28 May.
It is known that Trump’s tweet posted on Twitter was also posted on his Facebook page. Although Facebook has a policy of removing content that misrepresents voting or voter registration, the company will not take action against a president.
In fact, Facebook also uses a third-party fact-checking feature on its platform. The company’s website notes that any posts and advertisements from politicians are generally not subject to fact-checking at its discretion.
This does not make us an “arbitrator 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.
– jack (@jack) May 28, 2020
On the other hand, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey spoke about the usefulness of the fact-checking feature on his platform. According to him, fact checking is true, to eliminate all potential misinformation uploaded by Twitter users on social media.
“This does not make us refereeing the truth. Our aim is to connect the dots of conflicting statements and show information in the dispute so people can judge for themselves. More transparency from us is essential so that people can clearly see the reasons behind our actions, “added Dorsey.
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