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Rein in Donald Trump on Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg-funded scientists

The researchers, including 60 professors at leading US research institutions, wrote a letter to the Facebook CEO on Saturday

President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House, in Washington
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President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House, in Washington

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Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use of the social media platform to “spread both misinformation and incendiary statements.”
 
The researchers, including 60 professors at leading US research institutions, wrote a letter to the Facebook CEO on Saturday asking that he “consider stricter policies on misinformation and incendiary language that harms people," especially during the current turmoil over racial injustice.
 
The letter calls the spread of “deliberate misinformation and divisive language” the researchers' goal of using technology to prevent and eradicate disease, improving childhood education and reform the

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