The Facebook Apology Tour Continues

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants you buy canada goose uk to know he’s super sorry. And for the most part it really does seem like he means it so long as apologizing and trying to earn back users’ trust doesn’t cut into company profits.

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On why users should trust Facebook is giving them a full and accurate picture of Russian meddling on the platform canada goose outlet store new york through canada goose outlet online store review the 2016 election:

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Facebook took Cambridge Analytica at its word that the company had, in fact, deleted the data harvested from up to 87 million users and maybe it should have followed up to verify it was actually deleted. Zuckerberg didn’t rule out the possibility canada goose outlet in chicago of legal action against Cambridge Analytica but said Facebook will do a full audit first to determine what happened to the data and when.

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“I think we understand that we need to take a broader view of our responsibility,” Zuckerberg said. “We’re not just building tools, but we need to take full responsibility for the outcomes of how people use those tools as well.

“Knowing what I know today, clearly we should’ve done more, and we will going forward.”

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He’s into it, with some reservations. similar to thestrict new privacy laws rolling canada goose outlet ontario out in the European Union, Zuckerberg said he was comfortable with the idea but not in the same format.

When the EU law takes effect on May 25, Facebook will have to get users’ explicit consent to collect data and be much more upfront canada goose outlet vip about how it uses that data. Zuckerberg said Facebook “intends to make the same controls and settings available everywhere, not just in Europe.” That’s subject to https://www.winterdownparkas.com some flexibility, however canada goose outlet mall a variation he attributed to a patchwork of global laws on the matter.

On whether he’s the best person to lead Facebook moving forward:

canadian goose jacket Two reporters asked variations of this question, and it seemingly caught him off guard the first time. The second time he unhesitatingly said yes, portraying the company’s recent stumbles more as learning opportunities than far reaching mistakes. canadian goose jacket

cheap Canada Goose “When you’re building something like Facebook that is unprecedented in the world, there are going to be things that you mess up. And if we’d gotten this right, we would’ve messed something else up. I don’t think anyone is going to be perfect. But I think what people should hold us accountable for is learning from the mistakes and continually doing better and continuing to evolve what our view of our responsibility canada goose parka outlet uk is.” cheap Canada Goose

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Nope. Zuckerberg disputed the premise of the question, portraying a more profitable Facebook as one that’s fundamentally more useful to people. As the site gets better at targeting users with more relevant ads, the more profitable it will be.

buy canada goose jacket “People tell us that if they’re canada goose shop uk going to see ads, they want the ads to be good. But I think the feedback is overwhelmingly on the side of wanting a better experience.” buy canada goose jacket

On the company’s ongoing efforts to decrease misinformation on Facebook:

canada goose black friday sale Zuckerberg broke this into three distinct categories, each to be combated via different initiatives by the company. canada goose black friday sale

The second category belongs to Russian agents canada goose outlet vancouver and other government actors who are interfering with and attempting to influence the outcome of an election. Zuckerberg acknowledged this is more difficult to combat especially because it mimics and can be indistinguishable from legitimate political canada goose womens outlet discussion. Facebook is making progress here, with moderate successes in the French and German elections, but Zuckerberg cautioned it will be a “multi year effort.”

And the third category he identified tracks canada goose outlet store montreal back to political polarization in society itself. That shows up on Facebook when highly biased media outlets present a larger picture that “isn’t really true even if the specific facts might be.” Zuckerberg said the site is seeking to counter by promoting”broadly trusted journalism” that does a “fair and thorough” job.