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