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hedda_foil

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Mon Sep 20, 2021, 11:34 AM Sep 2021

Peter Thiel Claimed Zuckerberg Agreed to Push 'State-Sanctioned Conservatism' Under Trump Deal, Book [View all]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/peter-thiel-claimed-mark-zuckerberg-agreed-to-push-state-sanctioned-conservatism-under-trump-deal-book-says/

During a meeting in Washington, D.C. in 2019, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg agreed to not fact-check political posts if the Trump administration would steer clear of any “heavy-handed regulations,” venture capitalist Peter Thiel told an associate, according to a new book. The associate alleged that at the meeting—which was also attended by Thiel, former President Trump, Jared Kushner, and their spouses—Zuckerberg essentially promised to champion “state-sanctioned conservatism,” The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power says. Zuckerberg denied the existence of a deal, saying that was “pretty ridiculous.”


There's an original article linked from The New Yorker of short piece here but I've used up my free articles for September.
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Post anything negative on DU about Facebook and people will hate on you big time. Dream Girl Sep 2021 #1
Really? I don't get that sense. Beakybird Sep 2021 #2
Not from me! Fuckerberg and Falsebook should be shut down for what they have been doing. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #6
Therese Hong Trump 2016 campaign: "Without facebook we wouldn't have won." Botany Sep 2021 #11
I must have posted that a dozen times BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #29
A good friend who I have known for years and is an engineer type and very smart has been sucked ... Botany Sep 2021 #32
Fakebook sarcasmo Sep 2021 #22
FascistBook lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #23
+1 2naSalit Sep 2021 #38
Huh? DrToast Sep 2021 #10
Post removed Post removed Sep 2021 #13
This is true. Politicub Sep 2021 #31
Facebook and Zuckerburg are Evil NonPC Sep 2021 #34
I've been trashing FB for years on DU FakeNoose Sep 2021 #45
Absolutely luv2fly Sep 2021 #49
I'm pretty sure Facebook and Zuckerburg are widely despised and distrusted here. summer_in_TX Sep 2021 #50
But what percentage of those who "despise and distrust" it... luv2fly Sep 2021 #51
I confess that I am one of those that does use FB. summer_in_TX Sep 2021 #52
Facebook is poison SoonerPride Sep 2021 #3
I would, but all of my friends live over 150 miles away MurrayDelph Sep 2021 #7
I can't tell if you're serouis. Dream Girl Sep 2021 #8
Post removed Post removed Sep 2021 #9
Thank you for your well-reasoned opinion MurrayDelph Sep 2021 #12
Again, I can't tell if you expect people to believe that the reason you can't delete your account is Dream Girl Sep 2021 #17
I faced a similar dilemma when I deleted my account SoonerPride Sep 2021 #14
I am not on Facebook either wnylib Sep 2021 #41
Do your phone and email have 150 mile radius limits? lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #15
No, but while phone calls are great for one-on-one contacts MurrayDelph Sep 2021 #18
I see. I'm not familiar with that vibe; haven't been to cocktail parties. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #20
If you need Facebook to connect to "friends", theres not not actually " friends". Dream Girl Sep 2021 #19
Are are friends and there are Facebook "friends". Dream Girl Sep 2021 #21
What about zoom? nycbos Sep 2021 #24
Set up a private Skype room. It is free and super easy, and it can be text only, plus you can call Celerity Sep 2021 #26
Email can cover that distance in a split second KS Toronado Sep 2021 #37
That excuse is so old and used it has a rind on it. 2naSalit Sep 2021 #39
"useful tool" you should get a life. rockfordfile Sep 2021 #46
To those who have engaged in well-intentioned tech-splaining MurrayDelph Sep 2021 #47
I use it a lot less DBoon Sep 2021 #16
I agree rockfordfile Sep 2021 #44
I can believe it. eShirl Sep 2021 #4
We're talking about 2 people nobody should trust in the first place Hugh_Lebowski Sep 2021 #5
+1 2naSalit Sep 2021 #40
Not sure who to believe. nycbos Sep 2021 #25
We have a two stopped-clocks conundrum. hay rick Sep 2021 #27
Let's see who sues who for libel padah513 Sep 2021 #28
What if Zuckerberg sues Theil and Theil then countersues Zuckerberg? nycbos Sep 2021 #30
I'm not surprised. Regulations required here. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #33
There are good groups on it Racygrandma Sep 2021 #35
I hate that sniveling milktoast rat Zuckerberg infullview Sep 2021 #36
Peter Thiel Snackshack Sep 2021 #42
Traitorbook. I think that traitorbook had a employee working at Cambridge Analytica rockfordfile Sep 2021 #43
Perhaps the kernel of truth in this story andym Sep 2021 #48
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