# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Big Tech
# Big Tech
Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple all faced heavy regulatory scrutiny in 2020.
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 17 November, 2020
# US Election 2020
# US Election 2020
The companies have been criticised for their handling of political content recently.
# mark-zuckerberg - Saturday 29 August, 2020
# Mark Zuckerberg
# Mark Zuckerberg
The page for the “Kenosha Guard” violated Facebook’s policies and had been flagged, Zuckerberg said
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 29 July, 2020
# Tech Bros
# Tech Bros
Democrats questioned them on their vast market power while Republicans accused them of censorship.
# Debunked
# Debunked
Theories claim adrenochrome is harvested from children in a trafficking ring.
# Bark Or Byte
# Bark Or Byte
The tech giants are being investigated for alleged anti-competitive practices.
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 17 June, 2020
# Mark Zuckerberg
# Mark Zuckerberg
The platform continues to face criticism for not removing or labelling posts by Trump that that spread misinformation.
# mark-zuckerberg - Saturday 6 June, 2020
# Moderate
# Moderate
In a letter to employees, the Facebook CEO said his decisions not to moderate Trump’s controversial posts caused “anger” and “hurt”.
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 5 November, 2019
# The Rebrand
# The Rebrand
Facebook said the new logo was an attempt to highlight the company’s brand.
# mark-zuckerberg - Saturday 26 October, 2019
# Facebook News
# Facebook News
The company began rolling out its dedicated ‘news tab’ yesterday.
# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 24 October, 2019
# Under Pressure
# Under Pressure
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg struggled to answer questions about Facebook’s past practices.
# mark-zuckerberg - Friday 4 October, 2019
# Message Encryption
# Message Encryption
The social media network has been dogged by several privacy scandals in recent years.
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 12 June, 2019
# Spectre
# Spectre
The AI-generated video is part of a project looking at the power of social media.
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 1 May, 2019
# Get Connected
# Get Connected
The company is planning an overhaul of its app and website.
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 2 April, 2019
# Social Media Regulation
# Social Media Regulation
Three TDs met with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the Merrion Hotel in Dublin today
# Your Say
# Your Say
TDs will meet with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today.
# mark-zuckerberg - Monday 1 April, 2019
# Social Media Regulation
# Social Media Regulation
Social media regulation, transparency in political advertising and the safety of young people online are all up for discussion.
# mark-zuckerberg - Monday 18 February, 2019
# FAKE NEWS
# FAKE NEWS
A report by the UK government has examined the tech giant’s role in spreading fake news.
# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 22 November, 2018
# Definers
# Definers
Elliot Schrage taking the hit for the controversy is seen by some as convenient, since he previously said he was leaving the company.
# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 19 July, 2018
# Facebook
# Facebook
The Facebook CEO said posts denying the Holocaust took place would not be removed automatically from the social media platform.
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 22 May, 2018
# My Bad
# My Bad
“And that goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections or developers misusing people’s information.”
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 1 May, 2018
# Data Row
# Data Row
Ignoring a formal summons could invite action by the House of Commons in the UK.
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 17 April, 2018
# More Questions No Answers
# More Questions No Answers
Up to 44,687 people in Ireland may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 12 April, 2018
# Clampdown
# Clampdown
Facebook says that improving news literacy is a priority.
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 11 April, 2018
# Cambridge Analytica
# Cambridge Analytica
He also defended using people’s data as currency to fund Facebook as a free service.
# Facebook
# Facebook
The Facebook founder showed an unwillingness to answer personal questions at the congressional hearing.
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 10 April, 2018
# Cambridge Analytica
# Cambridge Analytica
The Facebook CEO told Congress how the social media giant is handling the security fallout from Cambridge Analytica.
# mark-zuckerberg - Monday 9 April, 2018
# Data Breach
# Data Breach
Zuckerberg will testify tomorrow amid the firestorm over the hijacking of data on millions of Facebook users.
# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# Cambridge Analytica
# Cambridge Analytica
Up to 45,000 Irish Facebook profiles may have been affected by the Cambridge Analytica data breach.
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 4 April, 2018
# Cambridge Analytica
# Cambridge Analytica
It was previously thought that 50 million users had been affected.
# mark-zuckerberg - Monday 2 April, 2018
# Facebook
# Facebook
He rejected criticism of Apple’s Tim Cook who argued Facebook got into trouble because it was so focused on monetising people’s data.
# mark-zuckerberg - Tuesday 27 March, 2018
# Zuck Out
# Zuck Out
The company has offered to send two other executives.
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 21 March, 2018
# Cambridge Analytica
# Cambridge Analytica
“I started Facebook, and at the end of the day I’m responsible for what happens on our platform.”
# mark-zuckerberg - Sunday 18 March, 2018
# Cambridge Analytica
# Cambridge Analytica
The social media platform has suspended Cambridge Analytica, which is best known for working on Donald Trump’s election campaign.
# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 1 February, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
The social network has reported a fall of 5% in the amount of time spent on its site since it moved to prioritise human interactions over media and business updates last month.
# mark-zuckerberg - Friday 12 January, 2018
# Major Changes
# Major Changes
Facebook will now put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user’s news feed.
# mark-zuckerberg - Friday 5 January, 2018
# 2018 Goals
# 2018 Goals
Zuckerberg began taking on New Year’s challenges in 2009 and has continued every year since.
# mark-zuckerberg - Saturday 4 November, 2017
# Leo Actually
# Leo Actually
Microsoft, Facebook and Apple – the Taoiseach made pitstop visits to them all this week.
# mark-zuckerberg - Wednesday 11 October, 2017
# Facebook
# Facebook
Yesterday, Zuckerberg used Facebook’s app Spaces to roam through a VR-produced 360 video of Puerto Rico.
# mark-zuckerberg - Thursday 28 September, 2017
# Election Meddling
# Election Meddling
Mark Zuckerberg did apologise for dismissing the idea that misinformation on Facebook may have influenced the election.
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