“The amount of our budget that goes toward our safety systems is greater than Twitter’s whole revenue this year,” Zuckerberg said.
His comments came during a conference call with reporters to discuss the release of Facebook’swhich highlights the work the company is doing to make the platform safer and rid it of fake content. He also pledged that the company will release its transparency report four times each year.
"The health of the discourse is just as important as any financial reporting we do, so we should do it just as frequently," he said. The social network has faced growing criticism from consumer advocates, politicians and even a co-founder over the power the company holds, with the proposed solution focused on separating Facebook from some of its other parts that include Instagram and WhatsApp.
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