Some are encouraging Mark Zuckerberg to follow Jack Dorsey's lead.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is one prominent example. He tweeted:
"Mark Zuckerberg has said he doesn't want the responsibility of blocking false political ads. If that's really the case, and not a desperate attempt to placate the far-right, Facebook should follow Twitter's lead and stop running political ads on its site altogether."
It isn't just Trump supporters, however, who regard Dorsey's decision as potentially harmful.
Mass. Sen. and presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren believes Twitter's blanket ban has the potential to silence climate activists while handing polluters the freedom to promote themselves.
She tweeted a link to HEATED, an environmental newsletter, stating:
"Twitter's new ad policy will allow fossil fuel companies to buy ads defending themselves and spreading misleading info but won't allow organizations fighting the climate crisis to buy ads holding those companies accountable. We need accountability."
Last month, Warren decided to test Facebook's new rules:
"We intentionally made a Facebook ad with false claims and submitted it to Facebook's ad platform to see if it'd be approved. It got approved quickly and the ad is now running on Facebook. Take a look:"
Mark Zuckerberg has not endorsed Trump.
That's Warren's point.
She encourages antitrust action against major tech companies and has advocated Facebook to be fragmented into smaller entities.
Like it or not, social media is going to play an even more prominent role in 2020 and future elections.
Protecting our elections should include reining them in.
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