​Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook ‘too slow’ to respond to Russian interference in 2016

Published April 9, 2018 3:49pm ET



Facebook was “too slow” to notice and then stop the ways Russia used the global media platform to influence the 2016 presidential election, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

“We were too slow to spot and respond to Russian interference, and we’re working hard to get better. Our sophistication in handling these threats is growing and improving quickly,” Zuckerberg said in his prepared remarks before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which were posted Monday.

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