Religion is Zuckerberg's reason for changing Facebook policy


Mark Zuckerberg, founder, and director of Facebook announced that the social media giant would defend principles such as freedom of expression and coding, even if it means facing a backlash. He also attributed the change to his religiosity, which increased after becoming the father of two daughters.

It's the company's new approach, I think it's going to upset a lot of people, he said at the Silicon Silobs Technology Summit in Utah. But frankly, it doesn't matter, the old approach irritated a lot too, so let's try something different.

Zuckerberg added in a rare public debate over his Jewish faith that he has become more religious in recent years by doing what he called "feelings of fatherhood" after he became the father of two daughters and by "the challenges we have encountered as a business".

"I think that a person feels comfortable when he knows that there are things bigger than him ... That is why I have a great belief in democracy in general, and it is why I care so much about providing a platform for people to express themselves. "

Zuckerberg added that the goal of his business for a long time was to avoid anything that would be "very humiliating", but now that will change that approach to what he sees as excessive control.

"We are increasingly asking for censorship of a lot of content that I'm not comfortable with," he said and acknowledged his company's responsibility to clean up content programs related to terrorism, exploitation of children and incitement to violence.

"We will remove the harmful content, but the dividing line is the focus of censorship and freedom of expression must be respected to some extent," he added.

The Facebook founder said the most popular communications platform will continue to fight for encryption, another stance that has sparked controversy in recent months because the company has been criticized for allowing politicians to use advertisements to deceive the public, at a time when Twitter decided to ban political ads completely.

Zuckerberg's comments in Utah came days after announcing the company's recent profit gains when he pointed out that his goal over the next decade was "to be understood, not to be liked ", which he reiterated on Friday.

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