https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/07/zuckerberg-has-given-us-no-reason-to-believe-him.html > Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday made a major proclamation: The future of Facebook is one focused on private communication. > Zuckerberg's new stance was delivered in a 3,000-word note titled "A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking." The note outlines the framework with which the company will integrate the private messaging features of its Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp apps, and it comes after a grueling 2018 in which the company was plagued by multiple scandals related to user privacy.