Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Approach to Free Speech, Says Politicians Will Be Allowed to Lie

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg went to Georgetown University Thursday to explain his views on freedom of expression, and how it influenced Facebook’s policies around dealing with controversial subjec…

’s policies around dealing with controversial subjects, including political ads that include outright lies.

“Some people believe giving more people a voice is driving division rather than bringing us together,” Zuckerberg said. “I think that’s dangerous.” “So once we’re taking this content down, the question is: where do you draw the line?” he asked. Zuckerberg went on to acknowledge that offering people a podium for free expression would inevitably lead to abuse. “When you’re serving billions of people, even if a very small percent cause harm, that can still be a lot of harm,” he said, adding that Facebook had been investing a lot into minimizing the spread of harmful and false information.

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