Facebook: Zuckerberg says Frances Haugen’s claims do not make sense

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pushed back against the testimony of Frances Haugen, a former employee, saying many of her “claims don’t make any sense”.

“If we wanted to ignore research, why would we create an industry-leading research programme to understand these important issues in the first place?” Zuckerberg wrote in an internal note, which he later posted on Facebook, rhetorically questioning Frances Haugen’s charge that the social media giant ignored internal research findings that Facebook and Instagram were harmful for children and public safety as the company prioritised growth over safety.

“At the heart of these accusations is this idea that we prioritise profit over safety and well-being. That’s just not true,” Mark Zuckerberg wrote.