Zuckerberg Vows To Fix Facebook In 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his "personal challenge" for 2018 on Thursday (January 4th), and unlike his past years' challenges, this one is focused on his company, with Zuckerberg saying he wants to fix Facebook's problems.

More specifically, he wrote in a Facebook post that he wants to focus on protecting the giant social network's users from abuse, defending against interference by other countries, and making sure that time on Facebook is well spent, admitting, "We currently make too many errors."

Zuckerberg's announcement comes after a rough 2017 for Facebook, summarized this way by Fox: "The social network was blamed for helping the rise of fake news, it uncovered fraudulent ad spending aimed at influencing the 2016 U.S. presidential election and controversies arose surrounding Facebook Live and its potential for nefarious use. Former employees said it was "destroying how society works," while others worried about the long-term effects it was having on children's brains."


Some on Twitter mocked Zuckerberg after he posted his personal challenge, saying he basically was pledging to do his job as CEO. Some of Zuckerberg's past yearly challenges, which he started in 2009, have included learning Mandarin, wearing a tie every day, and last year's -- visiting every U.S. state he hadn't been to yet, which fed speculation he was considering running for political office