CEO reveals this yearâs âpersonal challengeâ as site faces relentless criticism over spreading of misinformation and damage to usersâ mental health
Amid unceasing criticism of Facebookâs immense power and pernicious impact on society, its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, announced Thursday that his âpersonal challengeâ for 2018 will be âto focus on fixing these important issuesâ.
Zuckerbergâs new yearâs resolution â a tradition for the executive who in previous years has pledged to learn Mandarin, run 365 miles, and read a book each week â is a remarkable acknowledgment of the terrible year Facebook has had.
âFacebook has a lot of work to do â whether itâs protecting our community from abuse and hate, defending against interference by nation states, or making sure that time spent on Facebook is time well spent,â Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page. âWe wonât prevent all mistakes or abuse, but we currently make too many errors enforcing our policies and preventing misuse of our tools.â
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