Misleading political ads from facebooks many platforms. Zuckerberg says, its not his business to censor news. Adding to the controversy, youtube which is owned by google faced criticism of political bias when it removed 300 ads from President Trumps Reelection Campaign from its website. The company hasnt said why the ads were pulled. And twitter says its banning all political ads a move that might sound altruistic but critics say could hurt start up campaigns trying to reach new voters. The decision by individual companies is only part of a broader debate. Is social media healthy for democracy . Professor Jonathan Nagler teaches politics at nyu. Hes also codirector of the universitys center for social media and politics. He joins us from new york. So nice to have you, sir. So much to dig into. Im curious what you think about facebook opposition, which is basically im not going to censor political ads. Thats kind of the gist of what zuckerberg was saying. Mr. Nagler i think the upside o
Until then, more from todays washington journal. At our table, clarissa martinezdecastro. Calleddosus, formally the National Council of the of laraze. The president tweeted that march 5 is rapidly approaching and democrats are doing nothing about daca. They resist, blame, obstruct, and do nothing. Disagree. Ould only because the reality is that , and we have seen the reality play out on National Television as recently as when the president had the televised meeting on this issue at the white house, we know that there has been, for a good time now, a group of members from both sides of the aisle trying to move the issue forward. The president in that meeting asked for a bipartisan agreement, and that was represented. I think that members of congress have prepared multiple bipartisan proposals in the house and the senate. That includes democrat, right . That is the word bipartisan. The issue that we have been facing is that every time that members actually do their homework and produce s
Further our goal of strengthening the Constitutional Order and the rule of law in america, the department of justice cannot defend this overreach. Well, now we are getting reaction from leaders in congress. House Speaker Paul Ryan says in part, it is my hope that the house and senate with the president s leadership will be able to find a consensus on a permanent lejs laifsh solution that includes ensuring that those who have done nothing wrong can still contribute as valued parts of this great country. Minority leader nancy pelosi called the decision a master class in cowardice. She called for bipartisan action, saying lawmakers must pass legislation to safeguard our young dreamers from the senseless cruelty of deportation and shield families from separation and heartbreak. This midday we have Live Team Coverage of the decision of daca. Scott mcgrew is standing by with whats left for daca, and we have bob riddell live as they came to this decision. Reporter they scolded President Trump