Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, insists the company takes seriously the challenge of misinformation - especially when it comes to the election. In the immediate aftermath of US President Donald Trump's election, Zuckerberg offered a remarkably tone-deaf quip regarding the notion that "fake news" spread on Facebook could have influenced the 2016 election, calling it "a pretty crazy idea". Mark Zuckerberg said it was "a pretty crazy idea" that fake news on Facebook could have influenced the 2016 presidential election. Photo / APSince then, Facebook has issued a stream of mea culpas for its slowness to act against threats to the 2016 election and promised to do better. Photo / APIn the four years since the last election, Facebook's earnings and user growth have soared.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 19, 2020 06:40 UTC