Mark Zuckerberg’s scandal response is doomed, because Facebook is about feelings

Mark Zuckerberg’s scandal response is doomed, because Facebook is about feelings

6 years ago
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https://qz.com/1234949/mark-zuckerbergs-statement-on-cambridge-analytica-completely-misses-the-point/

The CEO of Facebook broke his long silence on Wednesday, more than five days since a huge scandal broke about political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica and its illicit use of Facebook user data.

The TL;DR of his agonizingly late-to-the-game note was that Cambridge Analytica’s misdeeds were the result of Facebook flaws that were patched long ago: “The good news is that the most important actions to prevent this from happening again today we have already taken years ago.”