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Originally Posted by homoe
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates — whom Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers a mentor — on Wednesday weighed in on the impending decision, telling Yahoo Finance that a permanent ban of Trump "would be a shame" and would amount to an "extreme measure."
He warned that such a move would cause "polarization" if users with different political views divide up among various social networks.
"I don't think banning somebody who actually did get a fair number of votes — well less than a majority — but I don't think having him off forever would be that good," says Gates, referring to Trump, whose Facebook account has more than 35 million followers.
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What does it matter how many votes he got? He uses public platforms to inflame his kool-aid drinkers. Do we want a repeat at the Capitol? Bill Gates should know better.