These have been trying and soul-searching times for CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The company has taken notable steps to address the spread of fake news, creating a new program dedicated to the problem after earlier downplaying it as an issue. "For the past decade, Facebook has focused on connecting friends and families," Zuckerberg said in his letter. "With that foundation, our next focus will be developing the social infrastructure for community -- for supporting us, for keeping us safe, for informing us, for civic engagement, and for inclusion of all." Zuckerberg's full letter can be read here:Follow me on Twitter @kchaykowski and e-mail me at kchaykowski@forbes.com.

Source: Forbes February 16, 2017 22:18 UTC