Zuckerberg deflected blame for the rise of ills like rampant misinformation and hate speech, insisting that political ‘polarisation started rising in the US before I was born’. — AFP
LOS ANGELES: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg, sounding irritated about his company’s latest PR crisis, insisted that issues like misinformation and political polarisation are not “primarily about social media” – and he complained about a raft of critical articles published in recent days based on internal documents leaked by ex-employees.
Meanwhile, also on the social giant’s third-quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg said Facebook is investing about US$10bil (RM41.48bil) this year in its “metaverse” strategy, including in its Oculus VR products, smart glasses and ecommerce initiatives.
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