Patrick Semansky/AP US President Donald Trump threatened to close down social media companies. Meanwhile, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on the matter during a Fox News interview on Wednesday (Thursday NZ time), saying social media companies should not be the arbiter of truth. AP Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said social media companies "shouldn't be the arbiter of truth". Liz Cheney and Senator Mitt Romney, urged Trump to drop the attack — which has not been marked with a fact check by the social media company. The protections have been credited with allowing the unfettered growth of the internet for more than two decades, but now some Trump allies are advocating that social media companies face more scrutiny.

Source: Stuff May 28, 2020 00:46 UTC