Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he wants to reduce politics on his social media platform as Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms face increasing criticism for creating what some have described as political echo chambers. “We’re also currently considering steps that we can take to reduce the amount of political content in News Feed as well,” Zuckerberg said on Tuesday during the company’s Q4 2020 earnings call. It’s not clear how Facebook will achieve that as Zuckerberg did not elaborate. The Menlo Park, California-based company, Zuckerberg said, is working programs to “enable people to engage in political groups and discussions if they want to.” “One of the top pieces of feedback that we are hearing from our community right now is that people don’t want politics and fighting to take over their experience on our services,” he continued. “So, one theme for this year is that we’re going to continue to focus …
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook to ‘Reduce the Amount of Political Content’
February 2, 2021
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