Macron, le chef d'État africain et la "fake news" coup d'État : La folle anecdote du président français
Emmanuel Macron, to illustrate the excesses of social networks, lamented on Tuesday that he had not succeeded in having false information about a coup d'état at the Elysée removed from the Facebook network, which had alarmed an African counterpart.
"On Sunday, one of my African colleagues sent me a message. 'Dear President, what is happening in your country? I am very worried,'" the head of state recounted during an exchange in Marseille with readers of the daily newspaper La Provence on the regulation of social networks.
"+We see a journalist next to the Elysée Palace saying there has been a coup in France, a colonel has taken power etc+", he continued, quoting his counterpart.
"So we find that hilarious. Twelve million views!", he said, before adding that he then asked his teams to call Facebook to ask them to "remove" the fake news.
The Pharos platform then contacted the network. "Facebook's response: 'This does not violate our terms of service.' Refusal to remove it," added the head of state, before remarking ironically that even a president of the Republic was powerless against these platforms.
"I tend to think I have more leverage than anyone else. In any case, it might be easier to tell them it's serious if I'm the one who calls. It doesn't work," he pointed out.
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