Mark Zuckerberg says breaking up Facebook wouldn't fix the spread of misinformation and election interference. 'You would have those issues, you would just be much less equipped to deal with them.'
San Francisco Mark Zuckerberg can't think of a single reason to break up Facebook , even as lawmakers call to dismantle or regulate major US tech platforms.
In a conversation Wednesday at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Zuckerberg said being big is actually a benefit in the fight to prevent the spread of misinformation and deal with election interference."The question that I think we have to grapple with is that breaking up these companies wouldn't make any of those problems better," Zuckerberg said in a conversation with Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mark Zuckerberg: We can't stop Russian election interference by ourselves, US government must help'As a private company we don't have the tools to make the Russian government stop,' Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at the Aspen Ideas Conference on Wednesday. 'We can defend as best as we can, but our government is the one that has the tools to apply pressure to Russia, not us.'
Read more »
Mark Zuckerberg to speak at Aspen Ideas conference about privacy and regulationAs public and government scrutiny of Facebook's power and influence grows, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Wednesday to address privacy and regulation
Read more »
Open Letter To Mark ZuckerbergFacebook's cryptocurrency project could revolutionize the world of money and finance. It could even replace the U.S. dollar as the global currency.
Read more »
Stars mark #BourdainDay, Anthony Bourdain's 63rd birthday, with emotional tributesStars mark BourdainDay, Anthony Bourdain's 63rd birthday, with emotional tributes.
Read more »
Diana Ross Talks Meeting With Mark Ronson Ahead of Her Next AlbumDiana Ross recently met with producer Mark Ronson to discuss her next album, the legendary singer told the sold-out crowd at Toronto's Sony Centre for the Performing Arts during the Q&A portion of her TD Toronto Jazz Festival concert.
Read more »
CBS, Viacom CEOs Won’t Attend Sun Valley Mogul Conference Amid Merger TalksThe annual gathering in Idaho for dealmakers will include Fox Corp.’s Lachlan Murdoch, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Activision Blizzard chief Bobby Kotick.
Read more »