{"id":69145,"date":"2021-06-14T16:38:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69145"},"modified":"2021-06-14T16:43:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T20:43:25","slug":"zuckerberg-another-prk-in-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=69145","title":{"rendered":"ZUCKERBERG: Another Pr*ck in the Wall?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Another Pr**k in the Wall? Roger Waters chews out Mark Zuckerberg for wanting to use Pink Floyd protest song in Instagram ad film<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-69147\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60c76f9185f5400848664b6f.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60c76f9185f5400848664b6f.png 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/60c76f9185f5400848664b6f-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>Denouncing Facebook\u2019s \u201cinsidious\u201d operating practices, iconic Pink Floyd rocker Roger Waters did not mince words in rejecting the social media giant\u2019s request to use his song \u2018Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)\u2019 in an ad campaign.<\/p>\n<p>At a public forum\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-MmFWQTxtVY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">event<\/a>\u00a0in support of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in New York last week, Waters held up a sheet of paper and claimed that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered him\u00a0<em>\u201ca huge amount of money\u201d<\/em>\u00a0for permission to use his classic 1979 protest ballad against conformity.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo it\u2019s a missive from Mark Zuckerberg to me&#8230; with an offer of a huge, huge amount of money and the answer is, \u2018f**k you! No f**king way!\u2019,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Waters said, drawing applause from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The mail attributed to Zuckerberg apparently said the song would be used\u00a0<em>\u201cin the making for a film to promote Instagram.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 77-year-old rock legend said he only brought up the letter \u2013 which noted that the\u00a0<em>\u201ctimeless\u201d<\/em>\u00a0song\u2019s\u00a0<em>\u201ccore sentiment\u201d<\/em>\u00a0was still\u00a0<em>\u201cprevalent and necessary today\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 since it was a demonstration of the tech giant\u2019s\u00a0<em>\u201cinsidious movement&#8230; to take over absolutely everything.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo those of us who do have any power, and I do have a little bit \u2013 in terms of control of the publishing of my songs, I do anyway. So I will not be a party to this bull***t, Zuckerberg,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Waters said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1404076275279577088&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fnews%2F526534-roger-waters-facebook-pink-floyd-song%2F&amp;sessionId=54bfd0ea9d2311b8f0c06c1b4d6d7c45045ea1d2&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1404076275279577088\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Referring to the platform\u2019s alleged censorship of material related to Assange, Waters said the song would be used to make\u00a0<em>\u201cFacebook and Instagram even bigger and more powerful\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in order to\u00a0<em>\u201ccontinue to censor all of us in this room\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and prevent Assange\u2019s story from\u00a0<em>\u201cgetting out to the general public.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Later, in response to a question about whether Facebook should be deleted, Waters said,\u00a0<em>\u201cHow did this little pr**k, who started off going, \u2018She\u2019s pretty, we\u2019ll give her a four out of five. She\u2019s ugly, we\u2019ll give her a one\u2019\u2026 How the f**k did he get any power in anything?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd yet here he is, one of the most powerful idiots in the world,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0added Waters, who had joined Assange\u2019s brother and father at the New York event, which kicked off a month-long US tour to raise awareness of the jailed activist\u2019s predicament.<\/p>\n<p>After video of the remarks was widely shared, Waters doubled down on his statements on Sunday and challenged\u00a0<em>\u201ctrolls\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>\u201cpr**ks\u201d<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0<em>\u201ccall me a hypocrite for posting this on Zuckerberg\u2019s crappy censored platform @Facebook now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1403789504297771024&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fnews%2F526534-roger-waters-facebook-pink-floyd-song%2F&amp;sessionId=54bfd0ea9d2311b8f0c06c1b4d6d7c45045ea1d2&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1403789504297771024\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since April 2019, Assange has been incarcerated without bail in the UK\u2019s high-security Belmarsh prison, after being forcibly removed from Ecuador\u2019s London embassy to be extradited to the US.<\/p>\n<p>In January, a London court blocked an extradition request due to concerns over the effect US prison conditions will have on Assange\u2019s mental health.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of his arrest, the US unsealed the Espionage Act indictment against Assange, which had been filed in secret by the Trump administration\u2019s Justice Department in March 2018. Though Joe Biden now occupies the White House, little has changed.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with RT on Friday, Waters said Assange is\u00a0<em>\u201cbeing held up as an example: Keep your mouth shut or this will happen to you. They are trying to kill Julian Assange because he spoke the truth, and it\u2019s disgusting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If extradited and convicted, Assange could be handed a sentence amounting to 175 years behind bars.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe know for sure that he committed no crime. All he did was report the news. If that\u2019s a crime then we should lock up the editorial boards of the New York Times and everyone else&#8230; the whole thing is a complete sham,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Waters told RT.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/526534-roger-waters-facebook-pink-floyd-song\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/526534-roger-waters-facebook-pink-floyd-song\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Pr**k in the Wall? 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