Dear Friend,

The news makes it clear: Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is trying to use
the company's position as the world's biggest social media platform to
interfere in a presidential election AGAIN.

Last week, we learned that Zuckerberg held a private meeting with Donald
Trump — and soon after, Facebook announced it would not fact-check or
remove content from politicians even if it violates the company’s own
rules.^1

That's just the tip of the iceberg, as news broke yesterday of Zuckerberg
holding meetings with numerous other conservative leaders, including Fox
News host Tucker Carlson and Republican politician Lindsey Graham.^2
Facebook and Zuckerberg are getting worse — and we need your help to stop
them.

[ [link removed]- ]Demand Progress has been a national leader in the fight against
Facebook. Now we're asking you to help grow the movement and protect our
democracy from this out of control behemoth. Will you donate to help stop
Facebook?

It's not just elections — Facebook is waging a systematic attack on our
democracy and our economy. And at every turn, Demand Progress is fighting
back.

Next week, Zuckerberg will testify to Congress about his reckless Facebook
Libra digital currency plan, which risks taking control over money away
from our democracy and concentrating it in his own hands. Demand Progress
has been working hard on Capitol Hill to arm elected officials with the
research they need to push back — and already some of Zuckerberg's key
partners are fleeing his Libra project.

Facebook has also been devastating for journalism, at the moment we need
it most. We learned last week that they'll pay just $40 million to settle
a case stemming from their fraudulent manipulation of video metrics, which
caused numerous media outlets to chase video viewers at the expense of
stories.^3

And of course, Facebook's near monopoly on online ads has led to the
closing of multiple media outlets, leaving us with even less coverage of
critical issues.^4

In 2018 and 2019, we led the grassroots effort to get the Federal Trade
Commission to break up Facebook. The FTC chose instead to slap them on the
wrist, so we're turning our efforts to other federal regulators, state
attorneys general, and Congressional oversight hearings. Most important,
we're mobilizing the grassroots effort to put pressure on government to
act.

It's going to take a mass movement to stop Zuckerberg and Facebook, and
there’s no time to lose.

[ [link removed]- ]Will you donate to Demand Progress and help stop Facebook from wrecking
our democracy?

Thanks for standing with us.

Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress

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Sources:

1. CNBC, "Warren attacks Facebook for ‘quietly’ changing its political ad
policy after Zuckerberg’s meeting with Trump," [ [link removed]- ]October 8, 2019
2. Politico, "Inside Mark Zuckerberg's private meetings with conservative
pundits," [ [link removed]- ]October 14, 2019
3. The Hollywood Reporter, "Facebook to Pay $40M Under Proposed Settlement
in Video Metrics Suit," [ [link removed]- ]October 7, 2019
4. City Pages, "Facebook’s killing journalism, and doesn't care,"
[ [link removed]- ]January 9, 2019
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