- CEO
- This week, a bombshell new report dropped about how company execs tried to downplay issues and smear critics.
- In a damage-control conference call with reporters, Zuckerberg insisted that fixing Facebook's problems will take time.
- "I don’t think that me or anyone else could come in and snap our fingers and have these issues resolved in a quarter or half a year," he said.
- Because of Facebook's unconventional stock structure, Zuckerberg dominates the company, and no-one else can force him out.
Mark Zuckerberg insists he's still the best person to run Facebook, despite the endless scandals (FB)
From playing into anti-Semitic smear campaigns to involvement in genocide, Facebook's scandals are mounting up — but Mark Zuckerberg isn't going anywhere.
Mark Zuckerberg still thinks he's the best person to run Facebook.
On Wednesday, The New York Times published a bombshell report into how Facebook's leadership attempted to manage mounting scandals by playing down problems and trying to smear critics — and it's just the latest in a long line of crises for the beleaguered social network.
The company leapt into damage control mode, and on Thursday morning held a mammoth 80-minute conference call with reporters in which Zuckerberg attempted to defend the company yet again.
The 34-year-old billionaire techie has ignored previous calls to step down as CEO — so Business Insider asked him why he thinks he's still the best person for the job.
"I think we’re doing the right things to fix the issues. I think, unfortunately, when you’re building something of this scale, oftentimes, putting in place the solutions can take a long time," Zuckerberg said. "And I don’t think that me or anyone else could come in and snap our fingers and have these issues resolved in a quarter or half a year. This is not the first time that we’ve had to deal with big issues for the company."
In other words: Fixing Facebook takes time, and he's guided the company through past upheavals before — including its shift from desktop to mobile.
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Heres the full text of Mark Zuckerbergs response,
Well, I think we’re doing the right things to fix the issues. I think, unfortunately, when you’re building something of this scale, oftentimes, putting in place the solutions can take a long time. And I don’t think that me or anyone else could come in and snap our fingers and have these issues resolved in a quarter or half a year. This is not the first time that we’ve had to deal with big issues for the company.
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