Facebook Surprisingly Rebuffs Biden's Call for Censorship of Trump's Re-Election Campaign

Martin Bürger : Jun 15, 2020
LifeSiteNews.com

Facebook told Biden: 'There is an election coming in November and we will protect political speech, even when we strongly disagree with it'

[LifeSiteNews.com] Facebook has rejected Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's call for the social media giant to essentially censor Donald Trump's reelection campaign. (Image: Matt Slocum-AP Photo /via Politico)

"There is an election coming in November and we will protect political speech, even when we strongly disagree with it," Facebook said in a statement.

In an open letter released yesterday, the Biden campaign accused Facebook of having taken "no meaningful action" in terms of using "its platform to improve American democracy rather than as a tool to spread disinformation that undermines our elections."

Biden claimed that Facebook "continues to allow Donald Trump to say anything—and to pay to ensure that his wild claims reach millions of voters." According to the former Vice President under President Barack Obama, "Trump and his allies have used Facebook to spread fear and misleading information about voting, attempting to compromise the means of holding power to account: our voices and our ballot boxes."

Less than 150 days from the election, the Biden campaign provided several recommendations "to fix the problems" Facebook allegedly has.

"We call for Facebook to proactively stem the tide of false information by no longer amplifying untrustworthy content and promptly fact-checking election-related material that goes viral," the open letter stated.

Biden also wants Facebook "to... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Continue reading here.