# Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Is the Most Powerful Unelected Man in America - The New York Times

<https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/opinion/facebook-zuckerberg-2020-election.html>

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## What Jamie wrote

It is hard to disagree with the headline. Zuckerberg changed how ads can be run around the election. That is his decision and his alone. Of course it is all of the users of Facebook that give him this power. If you don't think one person should have that much control, [delete your account today](https://deletefacebook.com).

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