Violence kills.
Misinformation kills.
Hatred kills.
Facebook is The Enabler.
In partnership with @Avaaz, we have given a voice to a group of brave #FacebookSurvivors.
Here are their stories.
#FacebookHurts
Kristin Urquiza's dad was a supporter of President Trump.
"That messaging that it was safe to be on the other side of the pandemic [...] led to him waking up with Covid symptoms and passing away 19 days later".
Following his death, she co-founded @MarkedByCovid
@kdurquiza
"Facebook might not have pulled the trigger but FB did drive away the runaway car. In the day following my dad's death [...] I was appalled to see his newsfeed littered with misinformation" #FacebookSurvivors
@MarkedByCovid @kdurquiza @Avaaz
'I had access to lots of information and I could not keep my father safe [...] It really to me underlines the pernicious influence of FB on our public health. My message for Fb executives and Zuckerberg is that it's time to get to the root of this issue" @MarkedByCovid @kdurquiza

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Two years ago Zuck told @karaswisher “I’m Jewish, and there’s a set of people who deny that the Holocaust happened. I find that deeply offensive. But at the end of the day, I don’t believe that our platform should take that down because I think there are things that different..."
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