Facebook’s Zuckerberg lashes out at ‘coordinated effort’ by media to depict ‘false picture’ of company


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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