Hacker News with Generative AI: Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case (pluralistic.net)
It's damned hard to prove an antitrust case: so often, the prosecution has to prove that the company intended to crush competition, and/or that they raised prices or reduced quality because they knew they didn't have to fear competitors.

Antitrust Law, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

12 points by hn_acker 8 days ago | 0 comments

Facebook whistleblower makes shocking claim about Mark Zuckerberg [video] (youtube.com)

Facebook, Social Media, Whistleblower, Mark Zuckerberg, Video

14 points by gtirloni 10 days ago | 1 comments

Bluesky made more money selling T-shirts mocking Zuckerberg than custom domains (techcrunch.com)
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber made a splash at SXSW last week, showing up at her keynote event in a T-shirt that subtly poked fun at Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Social Media, Business, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta

35 points by LorenDB 37 days ago | 15 comments

Ex-Facebook director's new book paints brutal image of Mark Zuckerberg (sfgate.com)

Social Media, Leadership, Biography, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg

434 points by AntiRush 43 days ago | 268 comments

Mark Zuckerberg's makeover didn't make people like him, study shows (techcrunch.com)
A study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans’ views of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg skew more negative than positive.

Public Perception, Social Media, Tech Leaders, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk

10 points by chiffre01 61 days ago | 1 comments

How Americans View Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg (pewresearch.org)
Americans’ views of two prominent tech executives – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – tilt more negative than positive. Musk is a deeply polarizing figure, with Republicans largely viewing him favorably and Democrats largely unfavorably. By contrast, views of Zuckerberg are less polarized, with majorities in both parties viewing him unfavorably.

Public Opinion, Social Media, Technology, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg

18 points by rntn 65 days ago | 3 comments

Why Mark Zuckerberg wants to redefine open source so badly (zdnet.com)
LONDON -- Fitting artificial intelligence into open source isn't easy. Yes, AI foundations rest firmly on open source. And yes, a handful of important programs, such as IBM's Granite Large Language Models (LLM) and RHEL AI, really are open source. But most of the AI models you're always hearing about -- such as Meta's Llama -- are not open source. Mind you, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims it is open source.

Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg

50 points by CrankyBear 80 days ago | 3 comments

Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: 'buckle up' (theverge.com)
Tensions were high inside Meta ahead of Mark Zuckerberg’s first all-hands meeting of the year.

Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Business, Leadership

14 points by croes 85 days ago | 1 comments

Mark Zuckerberg explores purchase of Washington DC property (ft.com)

Real Estate, Business, Washington D.C., Mark Zuckerberg

83 points by marban 87 days ago | 72 comments

The Cravenness of Mark Zuckerberg (ft.com)
The cravenness of Mark Zuckerberg

Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg, Criticism

7 points by this_weekend 103 days ago | 4 comments

On Misery (mcfunley.com)
Mark Zuckerberg is in the middle of a coordinated-if-haphazard heel turn, removing tampons from mens’ rooms and welcoming slurs back to his platforms.

Social Media, Censorship, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Platforms

15 points by mcfunley 104 days ago | 3 comments

Open letter to Mark Zuckerberg – Congratulations on your remarks (berliner-zeitung.de)
Media lawyer Joachim Steinhöfel fought for freedom of expression on Facebook. Now he welcomes Zuckerberg’s move to abolish fact-checkers on Meta. An open letter.

Social Media, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg

10 points by DyslexicAtheist 104 days ago | 9 comments

Mark Zuckerberg on Joe Rogan [video] (youtube.com)

Mark Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, Interviews, Video, Social Media

10 points by drak0n1c 105 days ago | 0 comments

Judge: Zuckerberg not liable for social media harm to children (nypost.com)
A federal judge said Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not personally liable in 25 lawsuits accusing his company of addicting children to social media.

Lawsuits, Social Media, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Children

51 points by mikece 169 days ago | 78 comments

Child-safety case against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg dismissed (theguardian.com)
Meta Platforms and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming they misled shareholders in Meta’s proxy statement about their ability to ensure the safety of children who use Facebook and Instagram.

Social Media, Lawsuits, Legal Issues, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta

8 points by pseudolus 185 days ago | 0 comments

Mark Zuckerberg wants to stream Civilization on Twitch (indy100.com)
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed he wants to do a Twitch stream of him playing his favourite game because he doesn't think he can be beaten.

Gaming, Twitch, Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg

4 points by menuanie 199 days ago | 1 comments

Mark Zuckerberg: Sorry, Not Sorry Anymore (theguardian.com)
The good news is that Mark Zuckerberg has become bored of looking like an answer to the AI prompt “efit of a teen villain”. The bad? While the Meta overlord has grown out the Caesar hairstyle that has sustained him since 2016, he is now leaning in to open imperial monomania.

Social Media, Technology, Leadership, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta

7 points by kaffeeringe 209 days ago | 0 comments

Mark Zuckerberg: "Ship the App" (2011) (techemails.com)

Mark Zuckerberg, Social Media, Leadership, History, Facebook

90 points by rurp 210 days ago | 77 comments

Mark Zuckerberg Is Done with Politics (nytimes.com)
He was once a backer of liberal causes. Then everyone seemed to turn on him. Now he wants to stay away from politics — if that’s possible.

Politics, Social Media, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

18 points by donsupreme 213 days ago | 12 comments

Mark Zuckerberg's 20-year mistake (platformer.news)
Shortly after bounding on stage Tuesday night at Chase Center, where he sat for an interview with the hosts of the Acquired podcast, Mark Zuckerberg joked that he might have to book a second appearance to apologize for what he was about to say.

Meta, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Interviews, Business

15 points by laurex 225 days ago | 9 comments

Letter from Mark Zuckerberg to Jim Jordan on Censorship (twitter.com)

Censorship, Social Media, Politics, Mark Zuckerberg, Jim Jordan

5 points by MrBuddyCasino 242 days ago | 4 comments

Mark Zuckerberg Letter to the House Judiciary GOP (twitter.com)

Mark Zuckerberg, Politics, Social Media, Legislation

10 points by typeofhuman 242 days ago | 4 comments

What I Learned Working for Mark Zuckerberg (noahkagan.com)

Mark Zuckerberg, Leadership, Business, Personal Experience

77 points by duck 249 days ago | 121 comments

Mark Zuckerberg unveils giant Roman sculpture of his wife – AP News (apnews.com)