The famous author has abandoned the social network following "false information in political propaganda" and that is not his only reason for abandonment

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Stephen King, the man who brought to life a lot of monsters like Pennywayne the clown and murderous sister, is actually scared of Facebook. Last Friday, he announced in his Twitter account that he was leaving Facebook because he was "uncomfortable with the flow of false information allowed in political propaganda, and neither is Facebook's ability to keep users private." He suggested his fans continue to follow him on Twitter.

The 72-year-old American writer, who is responsible for dozens of horror book titles, some of which have also become popular series and films like "It", "Walls of Hope", "Missouri" and many others, is no stranger to social networking. In fact, since joining Twitter in 2013, there is hardly a day when he doesn't tweet at least once, most often. Since coming to power from President Trump, he has also been heavily criticized for his tweets, and in 2017 has even been blocked by the US president’s Twitter account.

King also acknowledges the more irritating sides of social networking, after provoking an uproar when he tweeted that he favors talent over ethnic diversity in selecting entertainment industry nominees, a tweet that followed criticism heard after the names of Academy Award nominees were released.

I'm quitting Facebook. Not comfortable with the flood of false information that's allowed in its political advertising, but I'm confident in its ability to protect its users' privacy. Follow me (and Molly, aka The Thing of Evil) on Twitter, if you like.

- Stephen King (@StephenKing) February 1, 2020

The criticism was that most of the nominees were white men again, and that director Greta Gervig ignored that "Little Women" was nominated for Best Film Award - but she was not nominated for directing herself, unlike her cast members. King's tweet, seen as conservative, sparked a storm that led to a long column by the writer on the subject. However, the social network that upsets King is Facebook.

King's announcement came in the wake of a Facebook statement that would not interfere with political ad content, while in October, Twitter stated that it would ban any political propaganda advertising. Ahead of the US presidential election at the end of the year, and turning social networks into a major battleground for candidates, these statements are very important.

King joins other celebrities who have expressed a strong opinion against the social network, and one of his loudest is British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen. In a speech at the Anti-Defamation League conference last November, Baron Cohen said that Facebook would also allow propaganda advertising in favor of Hitler.

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