Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in the midst of a political ‘arms race’
By Reuters
25 May 2020 |
1:00 pm
Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that Facebook finds itself in the mist of a political "arms race" involving countries such as Russia, Iran and China.
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