Mark Zuckerberg

But, you know, but look, I mean. I've been working on this for a long time. So, I mean, you got to do what you think is right. You know, we've been on a long journey here, right? I mean, it's... And I think at some level, you start... You only start one of these companies if you believe in giving people a voice, right?

I mean, the whole point of social media is basically, you know, giving people the ability to share what they want.

I mean, the whole point of social media is basically, you know, giving people the ability to share what they want.

I mean, the whole point of social media is basically, you know, giving people the ability to share what they want.

And... And it goes back to our original mission is just give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.

And... And it goes back to our original mission is just give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.

And... And it goes back to our original mission is just give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.

Well, look, I think going back to the beginning, or like I was saying, I think you start one of these if you care about giving people a voice. You know, 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.

Well, look, I think going back to the beginning, or like I was saying, I think you start one of these if you care about giving people a voice. You know, 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.

Well, look, I think going back to the beginning, or like I was saying, I think you start one of these if you care about giving people a voice. You know, 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.

And issues would come up, practical issues, right? So if someone's getting bullied, for example, we deal with that, or we put in place systems to fight bullying.

And issues would come up, practical issues, right? So if someone's getting bullied, for example, we deal with that, or we put in place systems to fight bullying.

And issues would come up, practical issues, right? So if someone's getting bullied, for example, we deal with that, or we put in place systems to fight bullying.

You know, if someone is saying, hey, you know, someone's pirating copyrighted content on the service, it's like, OK, we'll build controls to make it so we'll find IP protected content. But it was really in the last 10 years that people started pushing for ideological-based censorship. And I think it was two main events that really triggered this.

You know, if someone is saying, hey, you know, someone's pirating copyrighted content on the service, it's like, OK, we'll build controls to make it so we'll find IP protected content. But it was really in the last 10 years that people started pushing for ideological-based censorship. And I think it was two main events that really triggered this.

You know, if someone is saying, hey, you know, someone's pirating copyrighted content on the service, it's like, OK, we'll build controls to make it so we'll find IP protected content. But it was really in the last 10 years that people started pushing for ideological-based censorship. And I think it was two main events that really triggered this.

In 2016, there was the election of President Trump, also coincided with basically Brexit in the EU and sort of the fragmentation of the EU. And then, you know, in 2020, there was COVID. And I think that those were basically these two events where for the first time, we just faced this massive, massive institutional pressure to basically start censoring content on ideological grounds.

In 2016, there was the election of President Trump, also coincided with basically Brexit in the EU and sort of the fragmentation of the EU. And then, you know, in 2020, there was COVID. And I think that those were basically these two events where for the first time, we just faced this massive, massive institutional pressure to basically start censoring content on ideological grounds.

In 2016, there was the election of President Trump, also coincided with basically Brexit in the EU and sort of the fragmentation of the EU. And then, you know, in 2020, there was COVID. And I think that those were basically these two events where for the first time, we just faced this massive, massive institutional pressure to basically start censoring content on ideological grounds.

Yeah, and this is the thing. At the time, I was really sort of ill-prepared to kind of parse what was going on. I think part of my reflection looking back on this is I kind of think in 2016 and the aftermath, I gave too much deference to a lot of folks in the media who were basically saying, OK, there's no way that this guy could have gotten elected except for misinformation.