Facebook Inc., accused of helping elect President Trump because of fake news and Russian-paid ads, now has been attacked by Trump for allegedly attempting to sway voters against him. Not surprisingly, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday begged to differ.

In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg wrote that Facebook was not against him, stating that the platform is and has always been a place to bring together a diverse community with equally diverse opinions and ideas. “Trump says Facebook is against him. Liberals say we helped Trump,” wrote Zuckerberg. “Both sides are upset about ideas and content they don’t like. That’s what running a platform for all ideas looks like.”

Facebook was always anti-Trump. The Networks were always anti-Trump hence, Fake News, @nytimes(apologized) & @WaPo were anti-Trump. Collusion?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 27, 2017

Zuckerberg added that because of Facebook, more people were politically involved than before, often discussing topics that did not appear in the mainstream media. “This was the first US election where the internet was a primary way candidates communicated,” he said. “Every candidate had a Facebook page to communicate directly with tens of millions of followers every day.”

Zuckerberg did, however, state that he regretted the possibility that Facebook had been used to disseminate misinformation. In September, it came to light that Russian-based organizations may have paid thousands of dollars to buy ads relating to politics, but also issues surrounding race, gun and LGBT rights. He did, however, say that the role of Facebook in raising political awareness and provoking meaningful debate overshadowed this anomaly.

On Nov. 1, Facebook will join Google Inc. and Twitter Inc. at an inquiry before a Senate Intelligence Committee to discuss how Russian intelligence may have exploited their platforms to plant the seeds of misinformation in an attempt to manipulate American opinions.

Last week Zuckerberg also announced that Facebook would offer more ad transparency, saying it was a problem that ads could appear from hidden sources. “We’re going to bring Facebook to an even higher standard of transparency,” Zuckerberg said. “Not only will you have to disclose which page paid for an ad, but we will also make it so you can visit an advertiser’s page and see the ads that they are currently running to any audience on Facebook.”

Zuckerberg concluded with a familiar-sounding signature sentence: “We’ll keep working to ensure the integrity of free and fair elections around the world, and to ensure our community is a platform for all ideas and force for good in democracy.”

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