https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/03/stephen-king-quits-facebook-over-false-claims-in-political-ads

Horror novelist says that the social network has allowed false information to be disseminated, and that he is also concerned about users’ privacy

Stephen King has quit Facebook, saying that he is not comfortable with the “flood of false information allowed in its political advertising”.

The bestselling horror novelist, a prolific user of social media, also said he was not “confident in [Facebook’s] ability to protect its users’ privacy”. King made the announcement on Twitter, where he has 5.6m followers. His Facebook page has been deleted.