Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company was too slow to spot or respond to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. He is also apologizing for a privacy scandal that allowed third-party apps to harvest the personal data of users without their consent.
Zuckerberg says in an opening statement to be delivered to congressional committees, “I started Facebook, I run it, and I’m responsible for what happens here.”
He says that includes “fake news, foreign interference in elections, and hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy.”
Zuckerberg says Facebook is an “idealistic and optimistic company.” But he says Facebook did not take a broad enough view of its responsibility. He says that was a “big mistake.”
He is scheduled to testify Tuesday and Wednesday before Senate and House oversight committees.
— AP
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with a group of entrepreneurs and innovators during a round-table discussion at Cortex Innovation Community technology hub in St. Louis, November 9, 201. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
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