Trump may have found a way to tie Facebook’s hands as it investigates Russian interference into the election.
Without citing any evidence or even a reason, Donald Trump today
declared that “Facebook was always anti-Trump”. That’s despite Trump’s
campaign heavily relying on targeted Facebook ads during the election to
rally citizens sympathetic to his brand of nationalism.
This morning Trump tweeted, “Facebook was always anti-Trump. The Networks were always anti-Trump hence, Fake News, @nytimes (apologized) & @WaPo
were anti-Trump. Collusion? ..But the people were Pro-Trump! Virtually
no President has accomplished what we have accomplished in the first 9
months-and economy roaring”.
Despite the claim, Facebook’s share price is still up 1.35% today,
showing investors don’t believe the tweet foreshadows Trump meddling
with Facebook’s business.