International fact-checkers aren’t quite celebrating Zuckerberg’s decision to block Trump
Posted on AllSides January 8th, 2021
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The minute Mark Zuckerberg announced President Donald Trump’s account had been blocked from the social media platform for an indefinite time, fact-checkers outside the United States shook their heads and began a discussion. Is this policy going to be applied worldwide? Isn’t it a risky decision? Can other politicians be affected too?
Just like the United States has Donald Trump, the Philippines has Rodrigo Duterte, Brazil has Jair Bolsonaro and Venezuela has Nicolás Maduro. All four politicians are internationally known for the amount of mis/disinformation they spread and for being...
