Zuckerberg slams Trump administration response to COVID-19
Facebook CEO says U.S. handling of the outbreak is "really disappointing" and "less effective" than other countries.
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Facebook CEO says U.S. handling of the outbreak is "really disappointing" and "less effective" than other countries.
The U.S. shattered its daily record of new coronavirus cases by reporting 77,000 Thursday. This comes as the White House coronavirus task force considers recommending stricter safety restrictions in certain states where cases are spiking. CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
Civil rights leaders say that Facebook isn't doing enough to stop the spread of hate speech on its platform. Imran Ahmed, the founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, joins CBSN to discuss how big tech companies are profiting from misinformation.
The audit recommends a "civil rights infrastructure" for the social media giant, but its suggestions aren't binding.
Facebook will now implement strategies to crack down on potentially offensive or misleading content, including statements made by government officials. Carter Evans reports.
Facebook is rolling out a new feature to allow its users to block political ads in their feeds, leading up to the 2020 election. CBSN's Tanya Rivero reports.
More than 140 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropy established by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, are urging the social media giant to curb misinformation and incitements to violence from President Trump. That follows similar calls from hundreds of Facebook employees. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has defended their taken a hands-off approach, Twitter's recent decision to attach warnings and fact-checks to presidential tweets has earned the platform a powerful enemy. New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac joins CBSN to discuss his most recent article.
Employees and civil-rights leaders are denouncing the Facebook CEO's decision to leave Trump's posts alone.
The protests come after Mark Zuckerberg opted not to take action against President Trump's inflammatory posts about protests.
The Facebook founder said he has a "visceral negative reaction to this kind of divisive and inflammatory rhetoric."
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained Friday why the social media network left up President Trump's posts about Minneapolis protests. Twitter put a disclaimer on the president's tweet on the subject.
After Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said social media sites should not be "arbiters of truth," satirical websites began testing that idea – by taking aim at Zuckerberg himself.
The Facebook CEO also spoke out against government censorship of social media platforms.
Over the next five to 10 years, about half of Facebook's workers could be remote, Zuckerberg said in a livestreamed townhall.
Social media giant Facebook has announced plans to create a new oversight panel by the end of the year, something they dub its own "Supreme Court." BBC News Silicon Valley reporter Dave Lee joins CBSN to explain.
"If you're telling someone that social distancing doesn't work, or that you know something that's proven to be a cure when it isn't, we want to take that off our services completely," Zuckerberg said.
Editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and CBS News contributor Nick Thompson joins CBSN to discuss the war of words between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Senator Elizabeth Warren. The 2020 presidential candidate favors breaking up big tech companies like Facebook.
Data analyst Christopher Wylie exposed how Cambridge Analytica harvested information of millions of Facebook users during the 2016 campaign. Now he's out with a new book, "Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America." Wylie spoke with CNET senior producer Dan Patterson and CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates about the ongoing threats to social media users' privacy.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the importance of freedom of expression Thursday, saying the social platform won't police political speech. The Washington Post tech reporter Cat Zakrzewski joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss his speech at Georgetown University.
Senator Elizabeth Warren released new details of her education plan Monday, and slammed Facebook after the company announced changes ahead of the 2020 election. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Zak Hudak reports.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced he is banning all political ads on its platform ahead of the 2020 election. CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett has details, and CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson joins CBSN with more on the social media company's decision.
More than 300 video ads for President Trump were taken down, mostly over the summer, for violating company policy, 60 Minutes discovered. Ian Sherr, an editor at large for CNET, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on how these social media platforms are policing political ads.
New book, “Facebook: The Inside Story,” promises an unprecedented look at the world’s largest social media company. Author Steven Levy interviewed more than 300 people, including nine interviews with founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. He joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what he learned.
He and Priscilla Chan announced the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative's plans to partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to begin exploring possible COVID-19 treatments.