Mark Zuckerberg: The dismantling of Facebook will not solve any problems, but will complicate the situation more

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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, said dismantling the social network would make it harder for the company to control harmful content, such as hate speech and violence.

The Facebook founder's comments came amid growing calls to curb the company's massive power. Lawmakers and even one of the founders of the social network called on regulators to end Facebook's dominance. Some critics called for the split of Ingestram and Wattsp to be separate from the company.

Facebook has been criticized for a long list of problems, including its failures to protect user privacy, prevent interference in elections, and stop the spread of hate speech and terrorist messages on the site.

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Chris Hughes, who co-founded Facebook with Zuckerberg while studying at Harvard University, argued in an article in The New York Times this month that the CEO had tremendous power within the company. Earlier this week, Alex Stamos and Zuckerberg called for a resignation.

During a teleconference on Thursday, Zuckerberg backed down the idea that dismantling the company would solve its biggest problems. "I do not really think dismantling the company will address these problems, but in fact, I think it will make it more difficult," he said.

Zuckerberg did not mention the reason, but a Facebook spokesman said earlier this month that there was Instagram And WhatsApp Within Facebook helps the company to fight spam and interference in elections and crime, because when the social network pulls an offensive publication on Facebook, they can also use AI to refer to the same content if they appear on Instagram and Wattsb.

According to the site cnet US, Zuckerberg also argued that Facebook has competitors and that it does not monopolize the market, such as TikTok And Snapchat And Twitter , Which is part of a highly competitive and dynamic environment where new services are constantly deployed.

Facebook also issued a report on Thursday that included statements on the amount of hate speech, violence, pornography and other offensive content that were omitted from October to March. The report showed that the company had set a record of 3 billion accounts during those six months.

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