Posted on 10/06/2021 7:39:45 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday broke his silence about a whistleblower's testimony, in which the company was accused of prioritizing profits over the wellbeing of its users, by alleging that a "false picture" of the social media giant was being painted.
"Now that today's testimony is over, I wanted to reflect on the public debate we're in," Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post that was also sent to company employees. "I'm sure many of you have found the recent coverage hard to read because it just doesn't reflect the company we know. We care deeply about issues like safety, well-being and mental health. It's difficult to see coverage that misrepresents our work and our motives. At the most basic level, I think most of us just don't recognize the false picture of the company that is being painted."
Zuckerberg's comments come after Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager who leaked thousands of internal documents about the company, testified Tuesday at a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, where she alleged that the tech giant's products "harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy."
Haugen also accused Facebook of relying too heavily on artificial intelligence in its effort to combat hate speech, misinformation and inappropriate ads for minors, and that the company's AI systems would only catch, at best,10 to 20 percent of banned content.
Zuckerberg further responded to Haugen's testimony by lauding Facebook's "industry-leading" research that he says helps the company to ensure transparency and understand "important issues," which include the safety and wellbeing of the platform's users. He also rejects the notion that his company should be blamed for society's polarization.
"If social media were as responsible for polarizing society as some people claim, then why are we seeing polarization increase in the US while it stays flat or declines in many countries with just as heavy use of social media around the world?" he asks.
The billionaire CEO took particular issue with the claims that Facebook is detrimental to children, emphasizing that "it's very important to me that everything we build is safe and good for kids."
He praised the company's work in creating a safe environment for children through its launch of Messenger Kids.
Zuckerberg also expressed his support for updated internet regulations regarding elections, harmful content, privacy, and competition.
He went on to say that it is "disheartening" to see Facebook's work "taken out of context and used to construct a false narrative."
"I know it's frustrating to see the good work we do get mischaracterized, especially for those of you who are making important contributions across safety, integrity, research and product," Zuckerberg said. "But I believe that over the long term if we keep trying to do what's right and delivering experiences that improve people's lives, it will be better for our community and our business."
But in her testimony Tuesday, Haugen said that Facebook’s counterespionage team could only tackle about a third of cases regarding harmful content at any given time.
"We know that if we built even a basic detector, we would likely have many more cases," she said.
ABANDON FECEBOOK!
Every dollar you make for Zuckerberg by using it is more money he has to rig elections with.
All theater.
This is a scripted show to get support to develop a government central office that will have all the facts of the world in a little file cabinet and control the flow of “misinformation”.
They could call it the Ministry of Truth or something like that.
The left wants control over social media. Just as they control journalism, schools, university, Hollywood, and deep state government.
I worked in Silicon Valley high tech for 15 years.
I can tell you for sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool. FB is using its market position to further its agenda, period.
This is all so phony and planned. The democrats and big tech are very worried about the mid terms.
Every tax dollar you make for the FedBorg by using their fiat currency is more money they can use to subjugate American citizens, AND you tell them that you consent to their will.
100%. This is the 2nd Act. We had the setup with the "whistleblower". Now this. The final act will include new "standards" for the Internet that target Conservatives.
Dude.
Zuck.
You suck at false flags.
You most likely put her up to it.
Evil moron.
Zuck,,,
She blew the “ whistle”
on herself
That’s not a whistle blow
That’s a false flag.
Evil freak moron.
This thread offers some additional information on the subject. Do with it as you’d like. I don’t have an opinion - yet.
https://mobile.twitter.com/aphilosophae/status/1445525636936650755
h/t pookie18's cartoons
You get it for free but the quality sucks. You have no say in how it works. The guy who runs it gets rich. There's no real competition. You have no privacy. And if you say one thing they don't like they'll shut you up. |
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Years ago I got rid of my facebook account wben I realized how creepy it was getting. Nowadays I can imagine how far it has sunk.
bump
I never joined.
In a few short years, Facebook has accomplished the most amazing feat of all — convince people to completely give up privacy…
…voluntarily.
“. . . I can tell you for sure this is just the tip of the iceberg.”
What is the rest of the iceberg like?
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