The new power of Facebook & Co.



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Donald Trump’s blocking of social media has sparked a heated debate: it’s about freedom of expression, censorship, incitement to violence, and opportunism.

By mid-November, the US elections had just been defeated and Joe Biden had been declared the winner: the Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey hearing was supposed to last four hours, the Senate had summoned the heads of Facebook and Twitter. The debate centered on the power of social media, the restriction of freedom of expression and the contribution of Facebook and Twitter to violence, murder and homicide. “Are you concerned that misinformation, like Donald Trump’s remarks about the elections, could trigger violence?” Asks Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein Mark Zuckerberg. “I am very concerned,” said the Facebook founder. And he added: the account of the president of the United States will not yet be blocked.

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