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Eisenberg Distances from Zuckerberg : Jesse Eisenberg Seeks Distance from Meta's Mark Zuckerberg

Jesse Eisenberg Seeks Distance from Meta's Mark Zuckerberg
Los Angeles actor Jesse Eisenberg, known for his Oscar-nominated role as Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Network', is choosing to distance himself from the Meta CEO.

Synopsis

Los Angeles actor Jesse Eisenberg, known for his Oscar-nominated role as Mark Zuckerberg, is distancing himself from Meta's CEO. He expresses concerns over Zuckerberg's controversial actions and their implications on society, stating he doesn’t wish to be associated with someone whose decisions he finds problematic.

Key Takeaways

  • Eisenberg distances himself from Zuckerberg.
  • Concerns about Meta's fact-checking changes.
  • Criticism of Zuckerberg's political affiliations.
  • Highlighting social issues related to tech billionaires.
  • Current Oscar nomination for Eisenberg's screenplay.

Los Angeles, Feb 5 (NationPress) Hollywood actor Jesse Eisenberg, who earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Network', is choosing to distance himself from the CEO of Meta. The actor expresses his desire to not be linked with the Facebook and Meta leader.

During an interview on BBC Radio 4’s 'Today' on Tuesday, Eisenberg revealed that he has not kept up with the tech mogul’s “life trajectory,” stating, “partly because I don’t want to think of myself as associated with somebody like that,” according to reports from 'Variety'.

“It’s not like I played a great golfer or something and now people think I’m a great golfer,” he added. “It’s like this guy that’s doing things that are problematic, taking away fact-checking and safety concerns, making people who are already threatened in this world more threatened.”

On January 7, Zuckerberg announced that Meta would be transitioning its fact-checking systems on Facebook and Instagram to a “community notes” model, similar to what Elon Musk has implemented on X.

According to 'Variety', Zuckerberg indicated that Meta’s fact-checking had resulted in “too many mistakes and too much censorship” and was “too politically biased.” Following Donald Trump's win in the 2024 presidential election, Zuckerberg met with him at Mar-a-Lago and Meta contributed $1 million to his inaugural fund, joining forces with other tech giants. Zuckerberg also attended Trump’s inauguration on January 20.

Reflecting on the tech executive’s recent choices, Eisenberg stated, “I’m concerned just as a person who reads a newspaper. I don’t think about, ‘Oh, I played the guy in the movie and therefore…’ It’s just, I’m a human being and you read these things and these people have billions upon billions of dollars, more money than any human person has ever amassed. And what are they doing with it? Oh, they’re doing it to curry favor with somebody who’s preaching hateful things.”

However, Eisenberg clarified that he holds these views “not as a person who played (him) in a movie,” but “as just somebody who is married to a woman who teaches disability justice in New York, and lives for her students are going to get a little harder this year.”

Currently, Eisenberg is nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his latest film 'A Real Pain', which tells the story of two cousins who travel to Poland to pay tribute to their late grandmother. Eisenberg shares the screen in this dramedy with Kieran Culkin, who is also nominated for a Supporting Actor award.

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