Meta
Mark Zuckerberg suggested wiping everyone’s Facebook friends and making users start again to boost the platform’s relevance
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once suggested erasing users' Facebook friend lists as a bold move to make the platform more relevant. This idea surfaced in a 2022 email revealed during the FTC’s major antitrust case against Meta, which aims to break up the tech giant's ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp. Despite the scrutiny, Meta argues it operates in a competitive and fast-changing digital space—not a monopoly.
Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday as part of the ongoing trial, where several internal emails were presented as evidence. Among them was his proposal to wipe users’ social graphs—a strategy he himself called “crazy”—in an effort to revive Facebook’s cultural clout.
Read more here:
https://fortune.com/2025/04/15/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-ftc-antitrust-case
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Meta
Mark Zuckerberg suggested wiping everyone’s Facebook friends and making users start again to boost the platform’s relevance
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once suggested erasing users' Facebook friend lists as a bold move to make the platform more relevant. This idea surfaced in a 2022 email revealed during the FTC’s major antitrust case against Meta, which aims to break up the tech giant's ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp. Despite the scrutiny, Meta argues it operates in a competitive and fast-changing digital space—not a monopoly.
Zuckerberg took the stand on Monday as part of the ongoing trial, where several internal emails were presented as evidence. Among them was his proposal to wipe users’ social graphs—a strategy he himself called “crazy”—in an effort to revive Facebook’s cultural clout.
Read more here: https://fortune.com/2025/04/15/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-instagram-whatsapp-ftc-antitrust-case
#chinosky
#grace