Bloomberg Law
April 10, 2018, 12:15 PM UTC

Facebook Problems ‘My Mistake,’ Zuckerberg to Tell Congress

Sarah Frier
Sarah Frier
Bloomberg News

Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, in prepared testimony for the U.S. House of Representatives, said all of Facebook’s problems are his mistake.

The world’s largest social-media company didn’t do enough to prevent its tools from being used for harm, especially in terms of fake news, foreign interference in elections, hate speech, developer policies and data privacy, Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder, said.

“It was my mistake, and I’m sorry,” Zuckerberg added, according to a copy of the prepared testimony ahead of his appearance in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11. “I started Facebook, I run ...

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