Mark Zuckerberg

After Trump first got elected in 2016, the legacy media wrote nonstop about how misinformation was a threat to democracy.

And that's why it's been so difficult over the past four years when even the U.S. government has pushed for censorship.

And that's why it's been so difficult over the past four years when even the U.S. government has pushed for censorship.

And that's why it's been so difficult over the past four years when even the U.S. government has pushed for censorship.

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This special series from The Verge is presented by Adobe Express.

This special series from The Verge is presented by Adobe Express.

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You know, I grew up... I have three sisters, no brothers. I have three daughters, no sons. So I'm, like, surrounded by girls and women, like, my whole life. And it's like... So I think... I don't know. There's just something, the kind of masculine energy I think is good. And obviously, you know, society has plenty of that, but I think corporate culture was really like trying to get away from it.

You know, I grew up... I have three sisters, no brothers. I have three daughters, no sons. So I'm, like, surrounded by girls and women, like, my whole life. And it's like... So I think... I don't know. There's just something, the kind of masculine energy I think is good. And obviously, you know, society has plenty of that, but I think corporate culture was really like trying to get away from it.

You know, I grew up... I have three sisters, no brothers. I have three daughters, no sons. So I'm, like, surrounded by girls and women, like, my whole life. And it's like... So I think... I don't know. There's just something, the kind of masculine energy I think is good. And obviously, you know, society has plenty of that, but I think corporate culture was really like trying to get away from it.

And I do think that there's just something, it's like, I don't know, all these forms of energy are good. And I think having a culture that like celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits that are really positive.

And I do think that there's just something, it's like, I don't know, all these forms of energy are good. And I think having a culture that like celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits that are really positive.

And I do think that there's just something, it's like, I don't know, all these forms of energy are good. And I think having a culture that like celebrates the aggression a bit more has its own merits that are really positive.

I think you start one of these if you care about giving people a voice. I wasn't too deep on our content policies for like the first 10 years of the company. It was just kind of well known across the company that we were trying to give people the ability to share as much as possible. I kind of think in 2016 in the aftermath,

I think you start one of these if you care about giving people a voice. I wasn't too deep on our content policies for like the first 10 years of the company. It was just kind of well known across the company that we were trying to give people the ability to share as much as possible. I kind of think in 2016 in the aftermath,

I gave too much deference to a lot of folks in the media who were basically saying, okay, there's no way that this guy could have gotten elected except for misinformation. People just felt like the fact checkers were too biased. I don't know. It's something out of like, you know, 1984, one of these books where it's just like, it really is a slippery slope.

I gave too much deference to a lot of folks in the media who were basically saying, okay, there's no way that this guy could have gotten elected except for misinformation. People just felt like the fact checkers were too biased. I don't know. It's something out of like, you know, 1984, one of these books where it's just like, it really is a slippery slope.