‘Facebook no longer about connecting with friends’: Zuckerberg

As the tech world evolves, so do the promises its biggest players once made. In recent years, tech giants like Google and OpenAI have quietly revised or removed long-standing ethical pledges. Now, Facebook — or rather, Meta — is the latest to shed its idealistic skin.

Mark Zuckerberg admitted this week that Facebook’s original mission, “to connect and share with the people in your life,” is no longer the company’s core focus. Testifying during a federal antitrust case, the Meta CEO described the platform as having shifted into a “broad discovery and entertainment space,” with less emphasis on fostering personal connections.