Mark Zuckerberg Appeared On CNN And Had Some VERRRRRRRY Interesting Things To Say

Earlier today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a lengthy statement on the whole Cambridge Analytica situation.

Here’s his current plan of action:

First, we will investigate all apps that had access to large amounts of information before we changed our platform to dramatically reduce data access in 2014, and we will conduct a full audit of any app with suspicious activity. We will ban any developer from our platform that does not agree to a thorough audit. And if we find developers that misused personally identifiable information, we will ban them and tell everyone affected by those apps. That includes people whose data Kogan misused here as well.

Second, we will restrict developers’ data access even further to prevent other kinds of abuse. For example, we will remove developers’ access to your data if you haven’t used their app in 3 months. We will reduce the data you give an app when you sign in — to only your name, profile photo, and email address. We’ll require developers to not only get approval but also sign a contract in order to ask anyone for access to their posts or other private data. And we’ll have more changes to share in the next few days.

Third, we want to make sure you understand which apps you’ve allowed to access your data. In the next month, we will show everyone a tool at the top of your News Feed with the apps you’ve used and an easy way to revoke those apps’ permissions to your data. We already have a tool to do this in your privacy settings, and now we will put this tool at the top of your News Feed to make sure everyone sees it.

Beyond the steps we had already taken in 2014, I believe these are the next steps we must take to continue to secure our platform.

And his entire post:

He also happened to appear on CNN and explained the situation further. He said he’s willing to testify before Congress…if he’s the right person to do so.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is "happy to" testify before Congress "if it's the right thing to do" https://t.co/QLmFe43vp2 pic.twitter.com/0UH7WVxqW9

— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2018

CNN to Zuckerberg: Will You Testify on Hill?
Zuckerberg: I will, if it's the right thing to do
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO

— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) March 22, 2018

Since the news broke, Facebook’s stock price has plummeted, U.K. lawmakers have opened a probe, and U.S. senators have called for Zuckerberg to appear before a panel to address its handling of user data.

Zuckerberg also told CNN that he would be willing to testify before Congress, though he avoided committing himself to an appearance.

“What we try to do is send the person at Facebook who will have the most knowledge,” Zuckerberg said. “If that’s me, then I am happy to go.”

He went on and on about how it was a huge mistake and yada yada.

“I don’t know about you, but I’m used to when people legally certify that they are going to do something, that they do it. But I think this was clearly a mistake in retrospect,” Zuckerberg said. “We need to make sure we don’t make that mistake ever again.”

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the Cambridge Analytica scandal: "This was a major breach of trust, and I'm really sorry that this happened" https://t.co/hpduqQB2r0 pic.twitter.com/gIhL00FlMY

— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2018

"We have a basic responsibility to protect people's data and if we can't do that then we don't deserve to have the opportunity to serve people," says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg https://t.co/kmMO3jnLxl pic.twitter.com/nqv0QxLXhg

— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company will proactively reach out and notify "anyone whose data might have been affected" by the massive Cambridge Analytica data breach. https://t.co/DojUEzPh5O pic.twitter.com/zbBOCpMDuR

— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2018

.@LaurieSegallCNN: "Knowing what you know now, do you believe Facebook impacted the results of the 2016 election?"

Mark Zuckerberg: "Oh that's — that is hard. You know, I think that it is — it's really hard for me to have a full assessment of that." https://t.co/m3F79UMHd8 pic.twitter.com/y41ON2LatL

— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2018

"What's clear is that in 2016, we were not as on top of a number of issues as we should have, whether it was Russian interference or fake news," says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg https://t.co/TgTwNdg9Ly pic.twitter.com/PD71mIowyY

— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2018

Yeah. Facebook should’ve choked out conservative voices earlier. GAHHHH.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he is "sure someone's trying" to use Facebook to meddle with the US midterm elections. "There are going to be some new tactics that we need to make sure that we observe and get in front of" https://t.co/W2WMtTnBpw pic.twitter.com/ooMGj3TfXR

— CNN (@CNN) March 22, 2018

Nah. That shouldn’t be a problem with you SHUTTING DOWN OPINIONS YOU DON’T LIKE and all.

Here’s the full interview, if you’re interested.