The social-media giant's economic model emerged unscathed despite hours of questions from senators
Here is a collection of Zuckerberg's apologies, from the earliest to the most recent, in which he acknowledges mistakes and promises to do better
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg began a two-day congressional inquisition today with a public apology for a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant he founded more than a decade ago. Zuckerberg opened his remarks before the Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees by taking responsibility for failing to prevent Cambridge Analytica, a data-mining firm affiliated with Donald Trump's presidential campaign, from gathering personal information from 87 million users to try to influence elections. Zuckerberg had apologized many times already, to users and the public, but this was the first time in his career that he had gone before Congress. He also is to testify Wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. In the hearings, Zuckerberg is not only trying to restore public trust in his company but also to stave off federal regulations that some lawmakers have floated. In his opening statement to senators, he also apologized for fake news, hate speech, a lack of data
The Facebook chief will be tested as he appears before Congress about privacy issues
Failure to comply with the law carries a maximum penalty of up to 4% of annual revenue
He said in a post on Facebook that the company "made mistakes, there's more to do, and we need to step up and do it"
The post, a reflection of the 14 years since Zuckerberg launched Facebook as a Harvard student, was the latest to acknowledge problems in the social network that has grown to some two billion users
Facebook and its social media competitors have been inundated by criticism that their products reinforce users' views on social and political issues
Chief executive has set annual personal challenge since 2009; in post, says company 'has made too many errors'
Zuckerberg referenced cryptocurrencies in a posting Thursday in which he laid out how he will spend 2018 trying to correct persistent problems
In addition, ex-Facebook executives have publicly questioned whether using the network leads to unhealthy behaviors.
For those I hurt this year, I ask forgiveness and I will try to be better: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
It would have helped him to retain control of the company and fund his pledge to give his wealth to charity
Zuckerberg writes a lot about updates to Facebook and news
He says, it is up to their generation to fight inequality and strengthen the global community
A timeline of Zuckerberg's journey from a normal man to a social media icon
Earlier, Zuckerberg had announced that he was challenging himself to visit people in all 50 states
It was found about 94% of these US leaders attended college, and about 50% attended elite school
uckerberg said that when he found out his wife was pregnant, he hoped it would be a girl.
His comments come at a time when many people and nations are taking an increasingly inward view