Brian Fung | @[email protected]

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

And with that, I’m off to the woods. While I’m gone: Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool! I will call you later. https://t.co/e5uLzWvJLt — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I keep thinking about this answer and comparing it to his earlier speech. The speech struck an assertive, almost defiant tone. This reads as much more conciliatory. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

“What Zuckerberg failed to note is that King was the subject of violent assaults (and finally assassination) that were the result of the same kind of hate-fueled disinformation campaigns that infect the Internet.” https://t.co/p4dT3vUV5A — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @MarshallCohen: When you hear WH officials say this was only about "rooting our corruption," remember this: Trump showed little interes… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @BerniceKing: I heard #MarkZuckerberg's ‘free expression’ speech, in which he referenced my father. I'd like to help Facebook better und… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @ahauslohner: I am so proud of all of my vocal, hard-working colleagues for making their concerns heard, and I am thrilled w @washington… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

A co-founder of #blacklivesmatter rejects Mark Zuckerberg’s use of the group to underscore how Facebook has helped broaden freedom of expression: https://t.co/YHiMP1fhty https://t.co/oUtOc1QTNS — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

I just keep reading this line over and over and can’t stop. https://t.co/plpMiA3zlu https://t.co/m2izAp9FyY — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @HawleyMO: Zuck went on to compare Chinese censorship rules on Tiananmen & Uyghurs to Germany’s rules against Holocaust denial. Both jus… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @sarahfrier: Behold Mark Zuckerberg’s revised origin story for Facebook, as a way to give people voice during the Iraq war. (And compare… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@haroldfeld I thought a lot of the questions were deep and substantive. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

“...will ensure a diversity of questions and topics. Facebook representatives will not be permitted to veto any questions or topics” when I asked about this. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

University spokeswoman Meghan Dubyak emailed earlier: “Questions presented to Mr. Zuckerberg will come from Georgetown University students (including student journalists) faculty, and staff. A question committee (composed of representatives from the aforementioned groups)...” 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @karaswisher: Live tweeting this Mark Zuckerberg @Georgetown event on free speech since a student journalist just told me they are not a… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Did you watch Zuckerberg’s remarks? What did you think? — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @TonyRomm: Important tidbit: Zuckerberg tells me Facebook is rethinking its policy around deepfakes, acknowledging the Pelosi video expo… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

That’s a wrap. In general, he covered a lot of the same talking points but I think the biggest takeaway today was his framing, which just really illustrates how he views himself and the company in relation to everything going on around him. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Faced with two questions — one about bias against conservatives and one about Facebook’s outreach to conservatives — Zuckerberg quips, to laughter: “I think it would be hard to be biased against both sides." — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Zuckerberg’s says we need to “get through this” challenging period without abandoning free-speech principles. Framing this as a critical historical moment helps breathe life into Zuckerberg’s overall case that he’s involved in an epic, centuries-long struggle of ideas. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Over 100 students submitted questions to Zuckerberg. Many have to do with “Facebook’s responsibilities” — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Zuckerberg acknowledges that another threat to freedom of expression are the platforms themselves, “including us.” Which is giving him the opportunity to pivot and pitch Facebook’s forthcoming Oversight Board. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Zuckerberg appears to be driving toward another argument Facebook has long made: Tech needs to be free in the US in order to continue leading on innovation in the face of advances by China. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

More than 35,000 people at Facebook work on security now, Zuckerberg says, and the company spends as much on security today as it brought in in revenue pre-IPO. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Zuckerberg is arguing that the situation facing his company today is the latest in a long historical pattern of society knee-jerkily “pulling back on free expression” during moments of social tension. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@MilenaRodban Oh, I’m perfectly happy in a down jacket! Just reporting what others have said about the conditions in here. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

It is also freezing in here. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

It’s a packed auditorium now for Zuckerberg’s speech, which is set to begin in a little under 10 minutes. We’ve been told the whole thing, including student Q&A, will be roughly an hour. No questions allowed from the press. https://t.co/CXO8p4Rup0 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

So like, yes, if campaigning is different now — and reasonable people can disagree — then it’s on you to figure out how to work within that new system to achieve the same result. That’s what campaigning is. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

In some ways, complaining about it isn’t very helpful. Radio and TV each had its own effect on candidate behavior, and it’s not like we’re about to suddenly un-invent social media. — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Even if you could wave a wand and eliminate all disinformation, meddling, or what have you tomorrow, you’d still be left with this basic incentive that’s inherent to the medium: https://t.co/GVKaGsTdru https://t.co/lIPZPaP7aN — PolitiTweet.org