Actor Jim Carrey says he's deleting his Facebook page and dumping stock because the company 'profited' from Russian election meddling, and he wants you to join him (FB)

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February 6, 2018 9:45 PM

Jim Carrey said he's dumping his Facebook stock and deleting his Facebook page because the social network "profited" from Russian interference in US elections.

Actor Jim Carrey tweeted that he plans to dump his Facebook stock and delete his Facebook page because, he said, the social network "profited" from Russian interference in US elections.
Facebook testified to Congress in October that Russian-backed content reached as many as 126 million Americans through its network during and after the 2016 presidential election.

Actor Jim Carrey tweeted Tuesday that he plans to dump his Facebook stock and delete his Facebook page because, he said, the social network "profited" from Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.

Carrey tweeted the following message with what appears to be his own hand-drawn portrait of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg beside a dislike button emoji:

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I#emo#m dumping my @facebook st... @ Jim Carrey

The same text also appeared in a post on Carrey's Facebook page, which previously featured the portrait of Zuckerberg as its header photo, before the page was taken down Tuesday evening:

Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter.

The company testified to Congress in October that Russian-backed content on its platform reached as many as 126 million Americans during and after the 2016 presidential election.

Carrey later sent the following statement to Business Insider, elaborating on his position:

Carrey's latest film appearance came in the 2017 Netflix documentary "Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond," which featured on-set footage of his performance as comedian Andy Kaufman in the 1999 biopic "Man on the Moon."

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