From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Sacha Baron Cohen suggests jailing Zuckerberg over COVID misinformation
Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen suggests Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should be imprisoned, after US President Joe Biden claimed social media firms were “killing people” due to the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines on their platforms.
“The President is right — Facebook is killing people,” Baron Cohen tweets. “CEOs have been jailed for less. But under US law, social media CEOs have near total immunity, which is insane.”
He calls for the law to be changed to “hold Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook accountable for the death they cause.”
Baron Cohen, who in recent years has frequently railed at Facebook, shares an edited image showing Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in a jail cell, though he makes no mention of the latter in the tweet.
The President is right—Facebook is killing people.
CEOs have been jailed for less.
But under US law, social media CEOs have near total immunity, which is insane.
Change the law.
Hold Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook accountable for the death they cause.#StopDeathForProfit pic.twitter.com/As1zGlpTs4
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) July 18, 2021
