Sasha Barron Cohen on how social media us used by our enemies to destroy us

[Maraya1969]

They should absolutely be taking down fake news and racist content. And if you listen to this you will understand why this is so true.

During a 25-minute speech at the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday, actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen tore into Mark Zuckerberg, but he didn't limit himself to criticizing the Facebook CEO. He also called out the "Silicon Six," American billionaires that include Zuckerberg along with Sundar Pichai, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Susan Wojcicki, and Jack Dorsey.

Cohen said that these executives from Facebook, Google, YouTube, and Twitter control what information the world has access to. They "care more about boosting their share price than about protecting democracy," Cohen said.

"This is ideological imperialism — six unelected individuals in Silicon Valley imposing their vision on the rest of the world, unaccountable to any government and acting like they're above the reach of law," he continued. "It's like we're living in the Roman Empire, and Mark Zuckerberg is Caesar. At least that would explain his haircut."

https://www.businessinsider.com/sacha-baron-cohen-criticizes-silicon-six-billionaires-adl-speech-video-2019-11?fbclid=IwAR19uWjD2KEB_yzE3XWf4pX8UL-FG-BeexQXT5moos75xw0AKG1xYdvMQP8

[WA-03 Democrat]

1. Stop accepting Political Ads!!!

Simple request for FB. I wish there were some liberals within driving distance to MENLO PARK. FB HQ has a huge parking lot that would be a great protest area. Maybe someone could take a pic and post it. Maybe the folks protesting Ann Coulter in Berkeley could drive 30mins or combo Caltrain and BART for 45mins. Name the date and time and I’ll be there! I’ll drive back to my former home and bring Woody’s Pizza.

Sasha is brilliant!

[appalachiablue]

2. Genius speech calling out Social Media's "Silicon Six" chief execs by Baron Cohen.