Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will now label content from politicians that could be harmful

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced new content policies for the platform, including tighter restrictions on advertising and labels for ‘harmful’ posts from public figures, following an advertising boycott campaign. Zuckerberg said in a Facebook Live video on Friday that the company would begin labeling ‘harmful’ content from politicians that remains ‘newsworthy’. Though he did … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg visits Hawaii amid Facebook advertising woes

Mark Zuckerberg is hiding out at his sprawling $100million estate in Hawaii amid mounting turmoil at Facebook as a growing list of prominent brands are boycotting the social media network over its perceived failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence.   The Facebook founder – who recently became the fourth-richest person in … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg visits Hawaii amid Facebook advertising woes

Mark Zuckerberg is hiding out at his sprawling $100million estate in Hawaii amid mounting turmoil at Facebook as a growing list of prominent brands are boycotting the social media network over its perceived failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence.   The Facebook founder – who recently became the fourth-richest person in … Read more

Hope Hicks and Mark Zuckerberg ‘scold Trump over his fiery tweets about riots’

President Trump has reportedly been urged by members of his inner circle, including top aide Hope Hicks and outside advisers like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, to tone down his rhetoric as the nation’s cities are engulfed by rioting. The president in recent days has been warned that comments he has posted on Twitter, including inflammatory … Read more

Zuckerberg fund bets $100m on coronavirus cures

Zuckerberg fund builds $100m stake in biotech company working with GlaxoSmithKline on coronavirus cures By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:59 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 30 May 2020 A secretive investment firm that manages money for Silicon Valley moguls including Mark Zuckerberg has quietly built a $100million stake in … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg explains why Facebook left up Trump’s controversial ‘looting and shooting’ post

Mark Zuckerberg has revealed why Facebook chose to keep President Trump’s controversial ‘looting leads to shooting’ post up on its site despite Twitter hiding the same update because it ‘glorified violence’.  In a status update shared Friday night, Zuckerberg said that the Commander-in-chief’s post included a reference to the National Guard and Facebook users therefore … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg explains why Facebook left up Trump’s controversial ‘looting and shooting’ post

Mark Zuckerberg has revealed why Facebook chose to keep President Trump’s controversial ‘looting leads to shooting’ post up on its site despite Twitter hiding the same update because it ‘glorified violence’.  In a status update shared Friday night, Zuckerberg said that the Commander-in-chief’s post included a reference to the National Guard and Facebook users therefore … Read more

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg criticizes Twitter for fact-checking President Trump

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has criticized competitor Twitter for its decision to fact-check tweets from President Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox News due to be broadcast on Thursday, Zuckerberg claims that it is not the place of private companies to interfere in what people say online. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey immediately fired back … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in a fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China as he bids to stop electoral interference and coronavirus misinformation The comments came during Zuckerberg’s first broadcast interview in five years He is ‘pretty confident’ Facebook will ‘protect the integrity’ of the US election   Facebook has been fighting campaigns … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in a fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China as he bids to stop electoral interference and coronavirus misinformation The comments came during Zuckerberg’s first broadcast interview in five years He is ‘pretty confident’ Facebook will ‘protect the integrity’ of the US election   Facebook has been fighting campaigns … Read more