Star Wars’ Mark Hamill deletes Facebook and blames Zuckerberg for chasing ‘profit over truth’
HE MADE his name battling a tyrannical regime in a noble fight of good vs evil – and now Star Wars legend Mark Hamill has set his sights on another vile dictator.
The Californian actor, who played Luke Skywalker in the sci-fi franchise, has quit Facebook and blasted shifty CEO Mark Zuckerberg for valuing “profit over truthfulness”.
Hamill, 68, made the announcement to his 3.6million followers on Twitter. The post has been “retweeted” by more than 20,000 fellow users.
“So disappointed that #MarkZuckerberg values profit more than truthfulness that I’ve decided to delete my Facebook account,” Hamill wrote on Sunday.
“I know this is a big ‘Who Cares?’ for the world at large, but I’ll sleep better at night. #PatriotismOverProfits”.
Hamill played lightsaber-wielding Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy of the 1970s and ’80s. He later reprised the role for 2017’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
It’s not clearly what prompted the father-of-three to quit Facebook.
Slippery Zuck has come under fire recently for his company’s hands-off approach to fact-checking political comments and refusal to ban political ads on its platform.
Hundreds of Twitter users rallied in support of Hamill’s comments.
“Facebook, pay attention. You’ve lost the man who played Luke Skywalker,” one fan commented.
“The only thing worse than that is maybe Santa Claus telling you to feck off. Might be time to rethink things.”
Others rebuffed the Hollywood star’s public outburst, arguing that Facebook alone does not drive the problem of fake news.
“Giving up Facebook doesn’t solve the problem,” one Twitter user wrote in response to Hamill.
“Fake news is everywhere. What happens next? Give up the internet?”
For all his good will, it appears Hamill is being a little selective with his Facebook boycott.
A quick search on Instagram – which is owned by Facebook – reveals the outspoken star has chosen to keep hold of his official account.
Hamill has 4.8million followers on the photo-sharing platform. The app is projected to earn Facebook £4.5billion in 2020.
It seems even Jedi masters lack the power of will to totally pry themselves from Facebook’s clutches.
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Mark Zuckerberg was recently caught grinning as a US lawmaker told him “perhaps you believe you are above the law?” during a House grilling.
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