Mark Zuckerberg warns that relaxing shelter-in-place rules too soon will cause the pandemic to worsen, saying it will 'guarantee' future outbreaks
, with the company beating Wall Street expectations and announcing surging user numbers, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg began the company's earnings call with a somber tone as he pondered the potentially harmful effects of opening up society too soon amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While Zuckerberg's comments might not seem all that controversial, the Facebook founder's remarks come as another high profile tech exec — Elon Musk — has beenFacebook said the coronavirus outbreak hit its ad revenue hard in March, as the prices of its ads plunged and businesses in sectors like travel and automobiles halted marketing efforts on the social network.
Facebook's "other revenues" category, which includes hardware like it Oculus VR headset and Portal smart speakers, were up 80% year-on-year.
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