Elon Musk took a swipe at Facebook after the attack on the Capitol, saying that the riots were the result of a 'domino effect' stemming from the social network's creation

• Elon Musk shared an image on Twitter Wednesday night that appeared to partially blame Facebook for the pro-Trump violence in the Capitol.
• "This is called the domino effect," Musk tweeted. The first domino in the image was labeled "a website to rate women on campus," in reference to the creation of Facebook by Harvard University students.
• The final domino was about the rioters, who stormed the capital on Wednesday.
• Facebook has been accused of allowing misinformation to spread, including from President Donald Trump.
• Musk's response to Wednesday's violence, during which four people died, was mild compared to many other business leaders.

Elon Musk seemingly blamed the creation of Facebook for the violence in the US Capitol building in a tweet posted late Wednesday night.

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Later that night, Musk shared a meme linking the riots to Facebook. The image featured tiles lining up like dominoes. The smallest tile, the domino that causes the others to fall, was labeled "a website to rate women on campus," in reference to the creation of Facebook by Harvard University students.

On the largest tile was a post from Mark Leibovich, chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, which read: "The Capitol seems to be under the control of a man in a viking hat." Leibovich's comment referred to Jake Angeli, a well-known QAnon influencer dubbed the "Q Shaman," whose photo was widely shared Wednesday as he $4.

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But prior to this decision, Facebook, without explanation $4 from commenting on posts on its internal messaging boards discussing the ban. Employees also slammed the platform's lack of speed and aggressiveness in dealing with the situation.

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"The peaceful transition of power is critical to the functioning of democracy, and we need our political leaders to lead by example and put the nation first," the memo continued.

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