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Appearing before the US Congress in the light of the data privacy scandal, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took responsibility for the leaks which affected 87 million users. Zuckerberg in his statement said, “We didn’t do enough to keep fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech away. We didn’t take a broad view of our responsibility & that was a big mistake. It was my mistake, and I am sorry. I started Facebook, I run it & I’m responsible for what happens.”
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Zuckerberg accepting that it was a mistake that they believed Cambridge Analytica, he said that the firm illegally accessed the data. Responding to Zuckerberg’s comments, Cambridge Analytica tweeted, We did not hack Facebook or break any laws – SCL Elections licensed data from a research company called GSR which obtained the data via a tool provided by Facebook, a common practice at the time.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have to face some tough questions regarding user privacy, how Facebook handles user data and possibly whether the company failed to protect customers in light of the recent scandal.
The Facebook CEO during his testimony said, they do not sell data at all at advertisers. He also said that the idea of paid, ad-free Facebook was not yet possible. Facebook never sells individual data to advertisers, is what Mark Zuckerberg said. ""We think offering an ad-supported service is the most aligned with our mission of trying to help connect everyone in the world, because we want to offer a free service that everyone can afford," he said. Read more on this here.
Zuckerberg says Facebook does not mine phone audio for data to target ads. He calls the idea a "conspiracy theory." The Congressional hearing comes to an end. The second hearing will take place on Thursday.
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Our position is not that regulation is bad, Mark Zuckerberg supports Congressional push for legislation and regulation of tech companies like Facebook.
Zuckerberg says Facebook would not 'proactively' cooperate with Trump administration's extreme vetting of immigrants. The company cooperates with the government only if a threat of harm is imminent or if legally required to do so.
Zuckerberg says Chinese internet companies are a strategic and competitive threat to the US. and tougher regulation could make it harder for smaller companies to get started.
Mark Zuckerberg support opt-in legislation that permission is acquired before sharing information, as a standard for the United States and says it's the right principle.
20,000 people within facebook to work on security review through AI tools by the end of the year, says Mark Zuckerberg on the creation of fake profiles, active bots and Russian influence.
Mark Zuckerberg assure senators that the company does not look into the messages of WhatsApp, it's encrypted and same goes for Instagram and Facebook Messenger.
Zuckerberg says Facebook would not know if foreign nationals run political ads through US shell corporations.
While Zuckerberg said that they had no relation with Cambridge Analytica in 2015, the firm says that they acquired Facebook data in 2014 through a third party.
Facebook is a platform for ideas, we do not allow hate speech, nudity or terrorism on our platform among others, said Zuckerberg on Senator Ted Cruz's question whether the company is neutral or not.
Zuckerberg said the world’s largest social-media company set out to do good but didn’t do enough to prevent its tools from being used for harm. READ HERE
Mark Zuckerberg says he has no specific knowledge that Cambridge Analytica data is being stored in Russia. Zuckerberg earlier had said that the firm illegally accessed the private data of users through a third party app.
Zuckerberg says of Facebook terms of service: 'I don't think that the average person likely reads that whole document'
Senator Leahy confronted Zuckerberg about calls for the death of a Muslim journalist in Myanmar not immediately being removed from Facebook. 'How can you dedicate and will you dedicate resources to make sure such hate speech is taken down in 24 hours?' Leahy asked. Zuckerberg said Facebook is doing three things to work on this:
1. Hiring more Burmese language content filters2. Working with civil society in Myanmar to identity hate figures to remove accounts.3. Setting up a team to make product changes in Myanmar and other countries to prevent this from happening.
Mark Zuckerberg says he does not know if Facebook collects phone logs of people aged 13 to 17.
Zuckerberg had apologized many times already, to users and the public, but this was the first time in his career that he had gone before Congress. He also is to testify Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In the hearings, Zuckerberg is not only trying to restore public trust in his company but also to stave off federal regulations that some lawmakers have floated. In his opening statement to senators, he also apologized for fake news, hate speech, a lack of data privacy and Russian social media interference in the 2016 elections.
People from Facebook has been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, however, Mark Zuckerberg clears he has not been interviewed. Mueller is leading a team on the investigation of alleged collusion between Trump campaign and Russia.
Facebook shares take a jump over Zuckerberg's testimony on Capitol Hill. Track development in FACEBOOK SHARES HERE
Facebook sees a major jump in shares over Zuckerberg's testimony, and experts declare him a winner. Track Facebook Shares HERE
Zuckerberg says in response to question that he is not aware of Palantir Technologies scraping data from Facebook.
Mark Zuckerberg talking about Indian elections, says that company wants to protect the integrity of the process and they have deleted thousands of such accounts which could exploit internet systems and affect elections.
"Was not working with Cambridge Analytica in 2015. So there was nothing to ban," Zuckerberg says when asked why Facebook did not act on the firm earlier.
One of my greatest regrets in running Facebook is that we were slow in identifying new information operations. We identified it at the time of 2016 Presidential elections," says Zuckerberg. Talking about elections in 2018, Zuckerberg added that 2018 is important and we want to prevent the integrity of the elections.
Zuckerberg says it is one of his biggest regrets, were slow in identifying Russian operations. Says 2014 was an important year for elections, especially in India. Have deployed new tools since and have become better.
Will have 14,000 people working on content policies soon, says Mark Zuckerberg. Finding hate speech is tougher because of linguistic issues, he says, adding how most of IS content is filtered by AI tools before humans.
How is today's apology different, the chairman asks
"We have made a lot of mistakes... a lot of these are because of the nature of the service."
This is what the chairman was mentioning
Mark Zuckerberg says 'overwhelming feedback' of Facebook users is that they prefer ads relevant to them over irrelevant ones.
"It was a mistake believing Cambridge Analytica in 2015 when they claimed the data has been deleted. We considered it was a closed case. It was a mistake." DID NOT inform the FTC for the same reason.
Zuckerberg says they don't have a paid model in mind right now. He tells the panel that such a model will limit access to all the people who use it now.
Going forward, Zuckerberg says, Facebook will be more proactive in taking on apps that show rogue behaviour. Suggests he doesn't know how many of such apps are there on the platform at the moment.
Why doesn't Facebook disclose all the ways in which user information might be used?
"It's important. That's why there are controls on who you are sharing something with..." Zuckerberg says long privacy policies are confusing and will reduce the number of people reading it. That is why we have inline tools, he says.
Mark Zuckerberg on fake News said that his company did not do enough to prevent people from fake news, as Congress looks to make robust changes.
Facebook to conduct a full audit of app developers found engaged in such activities, and ban all such apps.
Facebook shares extend gains as Zuckerberg testifies, last up 3.3 percent at $163.21.
Facebook is now investigating every single app that had access to large swathes of data, he says. Says advertisers and developers will never take priority as long as he is running Facebook.
"We are getting to the bottom of what Cambridge Analytica did, the company accessed information illegally," says Zuckerberg. To prevent it from happening again, we are making changes that app developers don't get more private information, adds Zuckerberg.
In his opening address, Facebook CEO says, "It's clear we didn't 'take a broad enough view of our responsibility, my responsibility and I am Sorry." It's not enough to just connect people, it's important to make it a positive force added Zuckerberg.
Mark Zuckerberg lists the positives but says they clearly failed to prevent the use of these tools for fake news. Says it was his mistake and takes full responsibility. This is what he has put out in a statement yesterday.
Mark Zuckerberg is likely to convince the lawmakers that his company can be trusted and has a major responsibility to steer clear the talks of regulations on the social networking platform.
"I think you are genuine," Congressman Nelson tells Zuckerberg. But the Facebook CEO is not looking very comfortable being the centre of attention.
Mark Zuckerberg undergoes hearing at the US Capitol Hill, over data leak to Cambridge Analytica affecting 87 million users. (Source: AP)
John Thune, chairman of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee in his opening remarks said, 'In the past, many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle have been willing to defer to tech companies’ efforts to regulate themselves. But this may be changing.'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has arrived for one of the two Congressional hearing at Capitol Hill. He will be facing questions from almost half the members of the US Senate over the data leak to a third party affecting nearly 87 million users.
Facebook CEO wrote on his page, 'In an hour I’m going to testify in front of the Senate about how Facebook needs to take a broader view of our responsibility -- not just to build tools, but to make sure those tools are used for good. I will do everything I can to make Facebook a place where everyone can stay closer with the people they care about, and to make sure it's a positive force in the world.'
Today’s hearing has the title. “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and Abuse of Data”. For tomorrow’s hearing, the title is “Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data.”
One of the key things to watch out for is how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes the pressure as he is questioned over the next two days. Zuckerberg is not someone used to media scrutiny a lot. He does come up with occasional posts, but media interactions are limited. Wearing a suit to face the Congress is something Zuckerberg would not have wanted to do ever in his life. He will, however, be well prepared. But even that might not be of much help as multiple people fire questions at him. How he holds up could end up being crucial to the future of the social network itself. Don't forget that Facebook is a publicly listed company.
Read Mark Zuckerberg's 2015 interaction with IndianExpress.com
The Facebook CEO in his testimony will give full details on what happened with the Cambridge Analytica data leaks as well as what steps were taken by the company to fix the issue. He will likely talk about the remedial steps that Facebook has announced to ensure that these kinds of data leaks do not take place again. In his prepared testimony, Zuckerberg will say “I’ve directed our teams to invest so much for security – on top of the other investments we’re making – that it will significantly impact our profitability going forward. But I want to be clear about what our priority is: protecting our community is more important than maximizing our profits.”