Mark Zuckerberg told the antitrust subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that there was no explanation for why to worry about Facebook’s length or his obvious inability to control the incorrect information that makes its way into the world’s largest social network.
Much of Zuckerberg’s testimony of Facebook’s ability to connect its billions of users, especially in times of crisis. He highlighted how others were able to send messages to their friends and the circle of relatives at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and how society sought to provide the maximum up-to-date information about the virus while getting rid of the wrong data (not to mention extraterrestrial DNA). and a demon sperm that went viral on the site on Monday with the help of right-wing influencers).
Facebook has drawn a very fine line in this, and Zuckerberg in his testimony reiterated his confidence that the speech will be as deregulated as possible.
He also talked about how Facebook supplies platforms and technologies to the open source network, as well as small businesses, while noting that the company’s internal infrastructure has taken a step forward on Instagram and WhatsApp, two of its biggest acquisitions. However, Facebook is in a very competitive industry, Zuckerberg said, and will have to keep innovating.
In recent years, Facebook has been criticized for its use of its members’ own, non-public knowledge for the sale of ads and other purposes, as well as for its acquisition of large rivals. The European Union is investigating these practices. Its absolute dominance in the advertising market has also left others selling classic ads, especially media companies, in a desperate economic situation.
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