Breaking up Facebook won’t curb fake news, says Zuckerberg | The Malaysian Insight

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Breaking up Facebook won’t curb fake news, says Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that breaking up the company might mean fewer resources to curb harmful online content. – EPA pic, May 24, 2019.

FACEBOOK chief Mark Zuckerberg yesterday rejected the idea of breaking up the social media giant as off-target, saying it could hamper the fight against deceit and harmful online content. The Facebook co-founder’s defence of the leading social network came as it reported it recently disabled billions of bogus accounts set up by “bad actors” and that 5% of active accounts are likely fakes.

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