Facebook CEO doubles down on political ads policy, CBS News saysFacebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg reiterated his support of the social media giant's move to not take down political ads that contain false information, CBS News reports. "What I believe is that in a democracy, it's really important that people can see for themselves what politicians are saying, so they can make their own judgments. And, you know, I don't think that a private company should be censoring politicians or news," Zuckerberg told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King. "But a small group of your employees... about 200 wrote a letter saying that they wish that you would reconsider. 'Because,' they said, 'free speech and paid speech are not the same,'" King said, adding, "Do they have a point?" "Well, this is a clearly a very complex issue, and a lot of people have-- have a lot of different opinions," Zuckerberg said. "At the end of the day, I just think that in a democracy, people should be able to see for themselves what politicians are saying." Zuckerberg later added that U.S. President Donald Trump did not discourage him from banning political advertisements on Facebook during a meeting with the president in October, the report notes. Reference Link |