Marc Levy: "Goebbels would not have dared to dream of a propaganda tool such as Facebook"

INTERVIEW

In his new book

, Marc Lévy plunges into the world of hackers, who particularly attack large multinationals in social networks.

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, the novelist with 50 million copies sold explains why he does not carry Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, in his heart.

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Mark Zuckerberg, a dangerous man

According to Marc Lévy, the company does not yet realize how problematic the CEO of Facebook is.

"I think that Zuckerberg will be recognized in history as one of the men who caused the most damage, spread the most hatred and divided human society the most," he lists.

"Facebook is an extremely toxic business that takes our data, resells it and makes money on the trading of people's privacy."

The novelist goes further and accuses the social network of being "responsible for the death of a large number of people in a genocide which would not have taken place without Facebook".

Marc Levy explains that he is referring here to the genocide of the Rohingyas in Burma without giving more details.

“Facebook is a tool for spreading hatred,” he adds.

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"A tool for propaganda and manipulation of the masses"

The most serious would be according to the author that the decisions of Mark Zuckerberg at the head of Facebook would be directed "only for ideological and financial questions".

"It is the most toxic company in the world for democracies," he warns.

But Marc Levy's most scathing attack on the social network is arguably the comparison he makes with Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda.

"Goebbels would not have dared to dream of a tool of propaganda and manipulation of the masses as effective as Facebook", he believes.

A serious attack, serious, but totally assumed by the author.

: "I would have no problem telling Mark Zuckerberg what I think."