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New ad asks Mark Zuckerberg if Facebook makes his kids proud

When Joe Biden and Donald Trump take to the stage on Thursday for the final presidential debate, someone else will be put in the hot seat: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

A new video is set to air on TV that night targeting the Facebook founder. The organization behind the clip, Accountable Tech, is spending $250,000 on the ad buy. The ad starts with a clip of Zuckerberg talking to CNN Money. "I really just care about building something that my girls are going to grow up and be proud of me for," he says.

The ad then immediately cuts to news footage about a militia group's "call to arms" Facebook event that preceded a shooting at a Kenosha, Wisconsin protest that left two people dead. Facebook called its inaction in taking the page down an "operational mistake." Read more...

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