WASHINGTON - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg told employees in July that the company would “go to the mat” to defeat Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren’s expected effort to break up the world’s largest social media company if she were elected president, according to audio of two internal company meetings published by The Verge.
“What would really ‘suck’ is if we don’t fix a corrupt system that lets giant companies like Facebook engage in illegal anticompetitive practices, stomp on consumer privacy rights,” Warren tweeted. Zuckerberg issued a statement on his Facebook page, linking to The Verge’s transcript, though he said it was meant to be internal.“You can check it out if you’re interested in seeing an unfiltered version of what I’m thinking and telling employees” he wrote in the post.
Senator Amy Klobuchar, one of the lawmakers who introduced the Honest Ads Act that would force Facebook to disclose purchasers of ads on the platform, announced her campaign with a speech that criticized major tech companies. U.S. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have criticized social media platforms for alleged bias against conservatives, which the platforms have denied.
Toxic techbro says what?
Your company would have brought this on yourselves. Suddenly Socialism is Bad? Zuckerfool, hypocrisy much?
Information oligarchy or oligopoly are very dangerous to democracy & freedom. At some point, it’s just as bad as state owned media because a few sources collude to manipulate the public for personal gain. I’m less worried about the financial implications
Yeah, those Russian adds and money will go down the toilet, uh?!?
With that he essentially confirms the need for breaking up the monopolies like his company - absolute power corrupts absolutely!
Pompous ssh*le.
Why are filthy rich people scared of E. Warren? She’s got my vote.
Zuckerberg feeds on people’s privacy, what an evil Jew.
but it could benefit the employees
Facebook is crap these days anyway with eavesdropping and advertising galore. Can’t see friends for all the rubbish on it these days. Hardly use it and that’s typically everyone I know too.
Hmm....the Trump campaign raised $125m this quarter. I am very interested to see where that money is coming from.
Hey, Mark 🖕🏼
Looser ...
Elizabeth Warren just trying to prevent the most openly conducted yet out of radar , unaccounted yet lot of money making data, and a white collar crime of privacy data stealing of tech giants that is taking place 24/7/365
He should be careful when talking about a minority native.
ACLU bevready to defend democracy against another entitled white male.
Phuck Zuck.
It’s just a matter of time
Mark Zuckerberg is evil.
Lets not get in that position in the first place. We don't need wealth taxes and hundreds of other sophisticated thefts from a future president.
Jerk
screw u mark
Ass
I guess the Democrats and their dupes have given up on Biden already and have chosen a fraud. Warren tcot
This makes people like Elizabeth Warren even more.
Yo know it’s bad when he gets involved
DeleteFacebook Fukk ZuckerFRAUD and his hag corrupt money laundering sister sherylsandberg
He's gone mad with power. Well, more mad.
Warren would suck for anyone who likes money
Demos will fail part
Breaking it up would be a public service. Zuck will fight Warren because he loves power and money more than life itself. FruckZuck BustItUpLiz
RIP Facebook. You won’t be missed.
This is why I permanently deleted fb last year. I don't miss it.
Restructuring is what several want
Who's his barber?
EconomicTerrorist
Trump 2020
So sayeth the soulless zygote. *yawn*
It’s not big business that needs to be broken up, it’s big government.
I hope ewarren plants one right in Facebook's ugly kisser. To the moon, Mark Zuckerberg.
FuckZuck
Syr829 IF you truly want to help boycott FB for one month. It won't hurt any of us but it would be a hell of a wake up call for these privileged people who won't even pay taxes.
Syr829 OK women and the blue wave let's pin him.
markzucky Team Trump.
So they have an incentive to support the opposing party’s nominee 🤔
Zuckerberg backs Trump!
Hmmm is that why he backed down on the anti-abortion fact check video after 4 gop senators bitched him out.
Trump and Zuckerberg. Allies as always.
Another reason not to vote for pocahontas. Facebook is literally the only place where you can get real news and hear about all the gop and realDonaldTrump accomplishments. Plus there is great libtard memes.
Huge endorsement for Warren!
Nvr trust FB
😊❤️🤘
Thanks for the tip facebook, I’ll make sure to vote for ewarren 2020.
fukzuck
What an endorsement
After burning bridges, Silicon Valley tech companies now seek new blood in the form of an old college buddy—the charismatic, tech-friendly Midwestern Mayor. They are betting on a Pete Buttigieg presidency to save Silicon Valley from accountability.
aaaaand Warren just moved up in the polls 'oh hai mark'
I bet Zuckerberg is pretty pissed his privacy was violated
😠good
Be bad in more ways than that!
Shed be fantastic
Thoughts and prayers
he’s not wrong
Maybe bad for oligarchs in general. So sad
Bernie: 'hold my beer'
Sounds like a ringing endorsement to me!
The biggest danger to the whole country is another 4 years of Trump...let’s get our priorities straight.
Bernie then obvs.
warren for president
Yeah, because somebody in the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent of the top 1 percent is somebody we feel sorry for about having to part with a few extra bucks off his mountain pile of it
Prrrrttt....EL ES MALO PARA LA DEMOCRACIA Y TODO EL SISTEMA LEGAL...DE TODOS...CRIMINAL GLOBAL!!!
Bullshit. Mark just doesn't want to be held accountable for his actions.
OwnerFacebook or just bad for MrZuckerburg!
Says the chinese sucker who will sell us all to the chinese government !
Choose freedom. Delete Facebook.
This makes me want to vote for Warren even more! F*CK ZUCK!
I thought it was Warren Buffett xD To try to split companies seems like socialist's measure.
Oh dear.
No she's bad for his Monopoly, and for Putin.
Bad for tech = good for America
He's been hacking her FB posts, again.
Wow— so not only is Zuckerturd openly allowing pro Trump misinformation on fakebook, he’s also doing Trump’s bidding out of own stephen Miller doppelgänger face!
You mean bad for Facebook. Boo hoo
Oh, the guy whose company accepted payment in Russian Rubles but claimed knew nothing about a smear campaign?
Be bad fo USA
Facebook letting Russian intelligence operatives run wild on their platform sewing misinformation and discord among Americans while not giving a damn about user privacy is worse.
Facebook is becoming the new Chinese wall on censorship They block you for no reason and ignor your letters
uckFacebook
Yeah whatever the rich are scared of Warren due to wealth tax and whole lot of other goodies to follow
That made me want Warren to win even more.
Like Microsoft in the 90s when they were subject to the DOJ, it is really about money. If Facebook can up the ante with lobbyists then they’ll not hear from Congress again on any line about breaking them up.
'Billionaire monopolist lies about tech to try to maintain monopoly and prevent necessary oversight & regulation.'
Don’t worry. It’s not going to happen!!!
Oh well
I didn't really need another reason to vote for Warren, but thanks zuck
Nope, he said that would be bad for Facebook – not 'bad for tech' in general. Didn't know you are the Fox News of news..
Hey Mark, don’t you already have enough money. I mean, at my current job of tangibly helping society by maintaining America’s infrastructure, I could easily and comfortably sustain myself and my family for the next 10,000 years with the amount of money you have
Poor Marky, he must be afraid, his piggy bank will not get enough money. I do love the picture, it's a mix of a serial killer and mad man in one. P. S. If Marky is lying or telling the truth, you won't notice the difference.
I don't know, it sounds like she'd raise your credit line by having you finance the entire gov.
And SHE’s probably NOT a member of THE FAMILY, so how could she possibly become president...that elitist baloney has got to be nipped in the bud.
It would be bad for everyone. Unhinged corrupt liars as president never a good thing.
Geez I wonder why he doesn’t like Warren 🤔
And everything else too
Good.
Warren as a president would be bad for everything economy related
Oh my lady …
Wow. He really needs to stop speaking publicly.
Good.
Bad for him
He knows that what is bad for FB is good in everyones eyes... right?
I think Zuckerberg is just scared of Warren!!!
there's no higher recommendation than markie zuckerberg, the swaggering tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood, being afraid of wee warren. if president warren is what it takes to break up this crybaby jerk's monopoly, then i'm all in
Corporate looters don't want oversight and don't want what's in anyone's best interests than their own. Fuckerborg should take his money and be grateful Americans have let him get away with his election interference so far.
The nerve of you - fix your house!
We think you are bad for the world mark zuckerberg
He didn't say 'bad for tech', He said bad for FaceBook.
Guess I’ll be voting for SenWarren
Guess there's only one thing to do then Warren2020
bad for tech billionaires he means. good for literally everyone else, especially people who have to work every day so they do not starve.
😱wow...zuck you're bad for fkn tech!!!!!
Zuckerberg is only good for Zuckerberg. Don't pay him any attention.
zuckerberg is the kind of person that you want to launch out of our solar system...
Zuckerberg roughly translates to..Liar and enemy of the People, beloved friend of the State.
Bad for tech, in general?
Fuck Zuckerberg. Another reason to vote for Warren.
He has more say than anyone over who the next POTUS will be. That's a strong indicator that tech needs reigning in.
I think Zuckerburg needs to reflect about Facebooks role in disseminating Russian propaganda to millions of US Voters in 2016. Maybe monopolies like FB need to be broken up for the sake of our democracy.
Just put a period after “bad.”
facebook needs to be smart and spin off instagram and let the platform succeed on its own. It would quiet calls for them to be forcibly broken up by the government which is going to be much more harsh, possibly making them spin-off WhatsApp as well.
Not surprising that the uber rich are going to fight a ' wealth tax'....But some of the brightest and wealthiest Americans understand that such extreme wealth inequality is NOT healthy for our country. The trick is to spend the money wisely so the majority benefit.
But good for the American people....that is what counts
These are just app's📲 which shows everything of they loved ones to everyone. 🗺📲 Technological power 📡
A ruthless crony capitalist doesn’t like Warren, what a shocker. Facebook is now too big & powerful and should be broken apart. 🤨
well, tech is bad for us, soooooo, win win for us.
But great for Americans!
This schmuck. Some people are so poor all they have is money.
Translation: Warren would be good for democracy.
Mais um que não paga impostos em Portugal.
People are allowed to have there opinions on politicians. I think all dem candidates will suck for America.
Zuckerberg has been bad for civilization
Facebook, OUT IT GOES!!
This person had spoiled my mind. But he is my best unseen friend. He had made me famous 🤝 Ye dosti hum nahi todenge....🗺📲
One more reason to support Warren2020 - after all, if ZuckTheCuck opposes her, then she must be doing something right.
Well, that solves the who to vote for dilemma. Elizabeth all the way.
So MZ is saying he willingly helped the Russians install Donald Trump, who a majority of Americans can't stand, and MZ sold and continues to sell the identities of those Americans for profit, to help his Russian friends with identity theft of American citizens.
Warren being opposed by the filthy rich is the best endorsement for her as a good president.
Karma already with the bitcoin ! Fantastic ! Where’s my Selena Marie ? I need to go marry her like ASAP ! Baby call me
Facebook is not 'tech.' It is smarmy glibertarian programming weasels. So are all the other vaporware companies that are afraid of being held to any kind of accountability.
company rep should be political neutral. boycotting FB.
Monopolies are bad. Mmm-kay? (Oligopolies Too...)
ewarren is nice women, truth and justice server.
Not even remotely close to being as bad as Facebook
Not bad for tech, bad for gigantic, monolithic companies that dominate the world's information and therefore influence the political sphere to an unprecedented level. There is such a thing as too big.
Haha! No, ewarren would be bad for unscrupulous corporate raiders and abusers of U.S. consumers.
Facebook is bad for America.
Yeah bc we can really trust him lol
Anything bad for tech people is perfect for the rest of us ! They crossed the line and took advantage ! Karma is coming back around ! we gonna resolve this unspeakable situation ? I’d like to go marry my sweetheart ! Before the climate overruns humanity ! I’m loving the GIF’S
Nah, tech will be fine. What you mean is she’ll be bad for your bottom line. Tough shit.
No, he means it would be bad for Facebook and his bottom line!! What's bad for tech is trump's immigration policy making it tougher for educated, and much needed, foreign workers to remain in this country working our undilled tech jobs. Not enough Americans can do these jobs!
While we won't know unless she becomes president we already know Zuckerberg has been bad for tech
And everything else
This is just as likely an effort to elevate Warren politically,as it is Zuck admitting communism is bad for business.
Well, she would sound like his Grandmother, saying things like sit up straight, don't tell lies, be honest with the people you employ and the people you provide a service for. But above all, don't ever let yourself think you are always the smartest person in the room.
She would be bad for everything else too .......
Whereas his tech has been such a benefit for our democracy. 😐
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