Facebook continues to be hard sex videothe digital embodiment of too little, too late.
With violent pro-Trump extremists in control of the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday, Donald Trump posted a video to Facebook saying the election "was stolen" and "fraudulent." Facebook belatedly removed the video later that afternoon, but not before approximately 80 brutal minutes of facilitating the spread of Donald Trump's lies.
Guy Rosen, Facebook's so-called vice president of integrity, explained the company's decision to finally do the bare minimum.
"This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump's video," he wrote. "We removed it because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The video, which was hidden on Twitter after Facebook removed it, made repeated false claims about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. YouTube also removed the video, but said clips of it would remain on the platform if they included "additional context and sufficient educational, documentary, scientific, or artistic (EDSA) value," according to a statement given to Engadget.
"We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election, and everyone knows it," Trump falsely claims in the video. "This was a fraudulent election."
Facebook, of course, has a long history of spreading Trump's dangerous lies. While the company slaps labels on many of the president's posts, BuzzFeed News reported in November that Facebook knows those labels have little to no effect when it comes to the posts' spread.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
We reached out to Facebook to ask why Wednesday's Trump video was left up on the platform for as long as it was. We received no immediate response.
New York Timesreporter Mike Isaac noted that Facebook also removed a second post from Trump. That post spoke of a "sacred landslide election victory," among other seemingly unhinged comments. Twitter removed the same post.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
If we didn't have scores of examples to the contrary, we might go so far as to say that Facebook is learning from its past mistakes.
UPDATE: Jan. 6, 2021, 7:24 p.m. PST This post was updated to include information about YouTube removing Trump's video as well.
Topics Facebook Social Media Donald Trump
(Editor: {typename type="name"/})
What's new to streaming this week? (March 7, 2025)
China won't release 'Christopher Robin' because of Winnie the Pooh
Here's the only good use for 'alexa play despacito' in a Tinder message
Nova Scotian government accidentally live streamed a Cure concert
Quality Assured: What It's Really Like To Test Games For A Living
Facebook’s new 'Playable Ads' let you try mobile game demos right in your newsfeed
Confused snake gets caught in a loop while trying to shed its skin
Instagram no longer asks if you meant to click 'unfollow' button
MacBook Air reviews: 4 features critics loved, 4 they didn’t
Artist whittles wood into food and fools us all
Best headphones deal: Save $150 on Beats Studio Pro
One 'Game of Thrones' actor has revealed he's not in Season 8
接受PR>=1、BR>=1,流量相当,内容相关类链接。