“And yet, they want to use to make Facebook and Instagram more powerful than it already is,” said Waters. The lyrics, as you may recall, go: “We don’t need no education/We don’t need no thought control/No dark sarcasm in the classroom/Teacher leave these kids alone/All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall/All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall.” Rogers countered that the social network missed the point of his song. Waters accused Facebook and Instagram of being part of “an insidious movement of them to take over absolutely everything,” and added, “I will not be party to this bull-, Zuckerberg.”Īccording to the letter that Waters read aloud, Facebook feels that the core sentiment of the song - which calls out institutions, such as formal education - is “still so prevalent and so necessary today, which speaks to how timeless the work is.” Many in the audience can be heard clapping, and one person on the discussion panel rises to give Waters a standing ovation. “It arrived this morning, with an offer for a huge, huge amount of money,” said the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. ![]() While speaking at a pro-Julian Assange event, Waters, 77, read a letter he claimed was from Zuckerberg.
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