Media veteransJeffrey KatzenbergandLinda Yaccarinooffered starkly different reactions to Metas decision to stop fact-checkingFacebookand Instagram in separate appearances atCES.
Mark Zuckerbergs move,announcedearlier Tuesday, is widely seen as a bow to pressure fromDonald Trump.
Theres no control, theres no boundaries, he said.
From left, Michael Kassan, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Joe Marchese at OpenAP’s conference at CESDade Hayes
How cool is that?!
she crowed when asked at the top of the conversation for her reaction to the Zuckerberg news.
(Watch her full keynoteHERE.)
Think about it as this global, collective consciousness keeping each other accountable.
It couldnt be more validating to see that Mark and Meta recognize that.
Xs message, she added, is, Mark, Meta: Welcome to the party.
Zuckerbergs decision will accelerate this, he added, and in that sense is an exciting development.
People, especially families, are hungering for it, he argued.
The reference was to a Congressional Act passed in the wake of Enrons collapse.
Do I think that we became too woke?
Do I think were watching over-correction?
Yes, Kassan said.
And thats the dilemma, is it becomes a chilling effect because of your overcorrection.
Im looking at it from a consumer … and Im just confident that there is an opportunity.
Its not a correction.
