In his testimony before Congress, Mark #Zuckerberg acknowledged that Facebook "didn't do enough to prevent [our] tools from being used for harm."
Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Do you think the average consumer understands what they’re signing up for" on Facebook?
Mark #Zuckerberg: “I don’t think the average person likely reads that whole [terms of service] document … there are different ways we can communicate that.”
Mark #Zuckerberg: “I don’t think the average person likely reads that whole [terms of service] document … there are different ways we can communicate that.”
1/ Sen. Durbin to #Zuckerberg: “Would you be comfortable sharing the name of the hotel you stayed in last night?”
#Zuckerberg: “Um, no, I would not.”
#Zuckerberg: “Um, no, I would not.”
2/2 Durbin: “If you messaged anyone this week, would you share with us the names of the people you messaged?”
#Zuckerberg: “Senator, no, I wouldn’t choose to do that publicly here.”
Durbin: “I think that may be what this is all about.”
#Zuckerberg: “Senator, no, I wouldn’t choose to do that publicly here.”
Durbin: “I think that may be what this is all about.”
Sen. Schatz points out that Facebook’s terms of service are “about 3200 words with 30 links; one of the links is to your data policy, which is about 2700 words with 22 links.”
“People have no earthly idea what they’re signing up for,” he says. #Zuckerberg
“People have no earthly idea what they’re signing up for,” he says. #Zuckerberg
#Zuckerberg says that by the end of this year, Facebook will have more than 20,000 people working on security and content.
If you're just tuning in, you can watch the hearing live here: twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… #Zuckerberg
