New York Times Opposes Free Speech When Trump Uses It, Plays Defense for Dems

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New York Times Opposes Free Speech When Trump Uses It, Plays Defense for Dems
By Clay Waters | October 18, 2019 11:18 PM EDT

The New York Times, keeping support for free expression at arms length when it appears President Trump may employ it for his reelection campaign.

The paper was alarmed by Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who announced that Facebook would not serve a privatized Ministry of Truth for political ads in 2020, no matter how much The Times (representing the aggrieved Democratic Party) may whine.

Cecilia Kang and Mike Isaac listened to Zuckerberg’s speech Thursday at Georgetown University and filed “Defiant Zuckerberg Says Facebook Won’t Police Political Speech -- In an address at Georgetown University, the Facebook chief executive called for more free speech -- not less -- as his company has been assailed for allowing lies and falsehoods to appear.”
 

Source URL: https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2019/10/18/new-york-times-opposes-free-speech-when-trump-uses-it-plays-defense

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Zuck, for all his shortcomings, knows his customers better than the NYT knows theirs.  He's wealthy because of Bookface, but he doesn't want it to collapse.  The moribund NYT either doesn't see it, or doesn't care.