The Transport Guy: Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook screwed up last year, and now I'm making it my personal challenge to fix it (FB)

Steve Kovach January 04, 2018 at 08:35AM

• Mark Zuckerberg's annual personal challenge for 2018 is to fix systemic issues with Facebook like abuse and hacking.
• In a Facebook post, Zuckerberg acknowledged the company's blunders over the last year or so, writing that "we currently make too many errors enforcing our policies and preventing misuse of our tools."
• Zuckerberg's statement was light on details about how he plans to fix Facebook's problems.

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Mark Zuckerberg's personal challenge for 2018 is to fix issues like abuse, hacking from other countries, and other nefarious practices on Facebook.

In a post on his Facebook page Thursday, Zuckerberg wrote that "we currently make too many errors enforcing our policies and preventing misuse of our tools."

Other important highlights from the post:

• "The world feels anxious and divided, and Facebook has a lot of work to do — whether it's protecting our community from abuse and hate, defending against interference by nation states, or making sure that time spent on Facebook is time well spent."
• "My personal challenge for 2018 is to focus on fixing these important issues. We won't prevent all mistakes or abuse..." 
• "With the rise of a small number of big tech companies — and governments using technology to watch their citizens — many people now believe technology only centralizes power rather than decentralizes it."

Why this is important: Facebook had a rough 2017 between issues surrounding fake news, Russia's attempts to influence the 2016 election through social media, and a general mistrust of its power and influence. Instead of taking on a personal challenge like learning Mandarin or only eating meat he's killed himself, Zuckerberg seems to want to make 2018 about fixing the fundamental flaws in the company he created over a decade ago.

You can read Zuckerberg's full post below:

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Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook screwed up last year, and now I'm making it my personal challenge to fix it (FB) from Business Insider: Steve Kovach