Mark Zuckerberg now acknowledges the dangerous side of the social revolution he helped start. But is the most powerful tool for connection in human history capable of adapting to the world it created?
Facebook Tried to Make Its Platform a Healthier Place. It Got Angrier Instead.
A big 2018 algorithm change was designed to encourage positive interaction with friends and family. Company documents show how it had the opposite effect, rewarding outrage and sensationalism. CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted proposed fixes if it meant harming the business.
Opinion | Mark Zuckerberg Is in Denial (Published 2016)
From fake news stories to ideological bubbles, Facebook is having a corrosive effect on our society. It needs to be fixed.
Facebook Had Years to Fix the Flaw That Leaked 500M Users’ Data
Software makers can’t catch every bug every time, but Facebook had ample warning about the privacy problems with its “contact import” feature.
Mark Zuckerberg is a hypocrite - Facebook has destroyed the open web
Zuckerberg talks of a connected world and global community but his creation has killed the internet.
The Facebook Files
Facebook knows, in acute detail, that its platforms are riddled with flaws but hasn’t fixed them. That’s a key finding of a Journal series that launched this week, based on an array of internal company documents. Read all the stories here.
How to Fix Facebook—Before It Fixes Us
An early investor explains why the social media platform’s business model is such a threat—and what to do about it.
Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica problems are nothing compared to what’s coming for all of online publishing
Let’s start with Facebook’s Surveillance Machine, by Zeynep Tufekci in last Monday’s New York Times. Among other things (all correct), Zeynep explains that “Facebook makes m…
Note from Mark Zuckerberg
Everything we do at Facebook is focused on our mission to make the world more open and connected.
The Facebook Method of Dealing With Complexity
Computers used to be weak, so we had to make their world simple. Now they can handle endless complexity, but we need to learn how to make the world simple
One Response to the Cambridge Analytica Scandal: Block Facebook's
With Facebook in a dominant position in hosting a huge portion of the world’s social conversation, we’ve been worried about the incredible power the company has accumulated and the risks that poses
Facebook did little to moderate posts in the world’s most violent countries
In some of the world’s most high-profile conflict zones, the tech giant invested few resources and failed to stem a steady stream of harmful posts, according to internal documents.
Mark Zuckerberg's Manifesto for Facebook Offers a Social Dystopia
Mark Zuckerburg's manifesto offers a vision of social dystopia.
Reddit holds the secret to fixing Facebook
News discussion site Reddit offers a model for a fairer internet - if it can overcome its flaws.
Inside Mark Zuckerberg's Bold Plan For The Future Of Facebook - Fast Company
Facebook is firing on all cylinders. Now Mark Zuckerberg is looking to the decade ahead, from AI to VR to drones.
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg on the next 10 years of Facebook
The Verge’s Casey Newton sat down with Facebook’s CEO to talk drones, AI, virtual reality, and building a bot to make him toast.
Facebook's failure in Myanmar is the work of a blundering toddler
The social network ploughs its way through the world and deals with the consequences later. In Myanmar, that strategy has had deadly consequences
