Addressing “the recent debate around our company,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave not an inch on Monday, saying, “what we are seeing is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture.”
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leaked research that showed its negative effects on users, especially teens.He called coverage of the research a “mischaracterization,” saying it “actually demonstrated that many teens we heard from feel that using Instagram helps them when they are struggling with the kinds of hard moments and issues teenagers have always faced.“He hedged that by saying that when it comes to young people, “every negative experience matters” and vowed to use Instagram’s research to improve the platform, but did
.Addressing “the recent debate around our company,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave not an inch on Monday, saying, “what we are seeing is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture.”
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook chief Mark Zuckerberg insisted that issues like misinformation and political polarization are not “primarily about social media” — and he complained about a raft of critical articles published in recent days based on internal documents leaked by ex-employees.Meanwhile, also on the social giant’s third-quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg said Facebook is investing about $10 billion in its “metaverse” strategy in 2021, including in its Oculus VR products,
Facebook hit 2.91 billion monthly active users last quarter, up 6% from the year earlier, and reported mixed numbers and a full year outlook that was below expectations.
Facebook may be pelted of late by revelations from whistleblowers and damning internal documents made public, but the Mark Zuckerberg co-founded social media giant has decided to draw the line when it comes to the upcoming Doomsday Machine TV series.
There is “no will at the top of Facebook to ensure it is run in an adequately safe way” and Mark Zuckerberg is only concerned with shareholder interest, according to Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who is giving evidence to a UK committee this afternoon.
Facebook is about to announce a name change. No, not to the app your elderly relatives use to share clickbait memes, or lies about COVID-19 and the 2020 election — that will still be called Facebook.
Facebook continues to generate headlines, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally being named a defendant in a consumer protection lawsuit and the company said to be planning a name change.
according to a report by the Verge. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants the new name to demonstrate Facebook’s focus on building the metaverse, an unidentified insider told The Verge.
Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name to reflect its next venture, the metaverse, it has been reported.
Facebook will reportedly be rebranding under a new name, as it reflect its transition from social media to “building the metaverse”.As reported in The Verge, a source claims that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to make the announcement at the company’s annual Connect conference next week (October 28), though the reveal could happen sooner.The rebranding can be seen as the tech company’s desire to move away from the toxicity and controversy that has plagued the Facebook brand over the years,
Masked men stormed a Moscow showing of Agnieszka Holland’s film Mr Jones yesterday night, chanting “Shame on the Motherland” as they took over the stage.
"Saturday Night Live" pulled no punches in mocking Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg in its latest "Weekend Update" installment. After an eventful week for the social media giant that saw a whistleblower share shocking revelations about the company’s potentially negative impact on national security as well as an outage that took down its sites for an entire day, hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che were ready to pounce with some sharp jokes at the company's expense.
“Now exactly how big is this algorithm?” asked the tech dinosaur Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana, as played by Saturday Night Live’s Kyle Mooney, in the spot-on Congress mocking cold open of the NBC late Night spotlighting the Facebook whistleblower hearings this weekend.
Last month, it was revealed that after weeks of speculation (especially after Warner Bros. upset quite a few filmmakers by releasing blockbusters day-and-date in theaters and HBO Max), Christopher Nolan is leaving behind his years-long WB relationship and taking his next, untitled film to Universal.
Following the revelations of a whistleblower who has made damaging allegations about Facebook’s algorithm and business practices, prioritizing profits over their own in-house data that points to the social harm they can cause, another Facebook project is in the works.
Mark Zuckerberg, 37, is one of the most influential and controversial billionaires, best-known as the founder of Facebook. While he’s been revolutionary in the way information is shared and people stay connected, he’s also been married for nearly 10 years.
J. Kim Murphy administratorFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has responded to claims made by an ex-employee that alleged that the company was hiding from investors and the public its shortcoming to prevent the spread of hate speech and misinformation.In a lengthy post shared on Zuckerberg’s official Facebook page on Tuesday evening, the CEO offered a statement that he had initially given to company employees.
After what he called “quite a week,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke out about what he termed “the false picture of the company that is being painted.”
The historic crash of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp left millions of people all over the world unhappy and, honestly, just quite unsure what to do with themselves of a Monday evening.