Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Outlines 'Vision and Principles' for Building a 'Privacy-Focused' Social Networking Platform

[iReality85]

"Facebook and "privacy" are two words that are generally not seen together in a positive context.

 

[ghostface147]

Ok, so then how will that new platform make money? Charge users a set fee to use it?

 

[JetTester]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Zuckerberg....Facebook....privacy? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

 

[pat500000]

You don’t know what privacy is.

 

[btrach144]

Mark Zuckerberg is the 5th wealthiest person in the world. He didn't get there by developing cars or other products. He got there by selling your private data to advertisers. Think about that.

 

[timber]

On other news CEO of whatever oil company outlines future guidelines of future without oil.

 

[Fancuku]

Social media and privacy?
Did he say that with a straight face?

 

[H2SO4]

I actually laughed out loud. For this to happen, users must trust you. No one trusts Facebook.

Billions of people trust it enough to use it. Your statement is patently false.

 

[jameslmoser]

Copying Apple? Apple has a social media app/function now? If they ever do Apple would be the copy cat.

Exactly... Apple has tried. Remember Ping?

 

[Beyo]

Facebook should stop its service in Europe and force parliament to abolish GDRP

 

[nickgovier]

.

 

[ruka.snow]

Facebook should stop its service in Europe and force parliament to abolish GDRP

Or just stop Facebook and keep GDPR, given that GDPR is actually a good thing.

 

[julesme]

Because FB is ad supported, its value to clients is largely derived from exploiting its rich user data. It doesn't hold water that they could realistically pivot to a privacy focused mission!

 

[macduke]

Nope. Nope. Screw Zuckerberg nope. Bunch of liars destroying our society.

 

[Commodore 64]

Does anyone know if these news poked the FB stocks?

 

[harrisondavies]

Whatever happens it’ll still be full of drivel, inane crud.

 

[alexhardaker]

Facebook should stop its service in Europe and force parliament to abolish GDRP

GDPR is good

 

[Will.O.Bie]

Well that's the ultimate oxymoron

 

[AppleScruff1]

Facebook is a joke and yet another company tries to copy Apple.

Too late, Zucker...nobody trusts your platform.

I’ll bet tens of millions don’t know or care.

 

[thisisnotmyname]

"evolve to build the services people really want" - I don't know that purchasing companies (Insta, WhatsApp, etc...) qualifies as "evolve[ing] to build"

 

[AppleScruff1]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Zuckerberg....Facebook....privacy? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

And even funnier, it’s in the App Store with Apple’s blessing.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Now he suddenly cares about privacy? If there was no exodus he wouldn’t give a crap. It’s nothing to do with privacy and everything to do with trust. You’d be a fool to trust Facebook. Can’t wait until a time comes when I have no account. Only use messenger now, and as little as possible. Time for Facebook to move over and a new breed to come in. We need a social network from a group like Signal. We need a new vision for social.

 

[Guitar_Trance]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this morning penned a new missive outlining the company's plan to create a "privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform."

Yeah. whatever!

 

[MallardDuck]

Follow the money. Unless they move to a subscription model it’ll be window dressing at best. If you don’t pay for it you’re the product not the customer.

 

[lederermc]

This goes against their business model which is to use your messages to target you for adverts.