Mark Zuckerberg’s Eternal Apology Tour

Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Facebook

In November 2016, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a post responding to intense post-election scrutiny about how Facebook was handling moderation. “The bottom line is: We take misinformation seriously,” he wrote. While it was crucial not to “mistakenly restrict accurate content,” he continued, the company was planning to bolster its “technical systems” and had started reaching out to “respected fact-checking organizations” for help. On January 7...