Mark Zuckerberg Slams New York Times For 'Surfboard' Comment: "Crossing The Line"
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The New York Times report noted that Facebook began a "multipronged effort" to distance its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, from controversies and scandals.
Mark Zuckerberg has shared a tongue-in-cheek response to a New York Times article accusing Facebook of promoting pro-facebook stories on its news feed. The report by Ryan Mac and Sheera Frenkel alleges that the Facebook chief executive signed off last month on a new initiative to show people more positive stories about the platform - but Mr Zuckerberg, instead of refuting the allegation, chose to respond by focusing on the difference between surfing and hydrofoiling. So…. he read the story and this is what he's disputing https://t.co/Jned0QgeIbpic.twitter.com/HDkMTVoRcR Zuckerberg has said nothing publicly about the WSJ investigations and the only thing he's disputed in our story about him wanting him to separate himself from scandals was a post about his hydrofoil, which… ok.The story has been updated too. https://t.co/9beKRsZkPKpic.twitter.com/Ojt0OtS2UU
The New York Times report noted that Facebook began a "multipronged effort" to distance its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, from controversies and scandals. As part of the image-cleaning exercise, Mr Zuckerberg's social media posts also saw a marked change. "Mr Zuckerberg's posts have recently featured a video of himself riding an electric surfboard with an American flag..." one sentence in the 1800-word report read.
However, the Facebook chief took offense at the misidentification of his hobby and called out New York Times in a post shared on Facebook this morning.
"Look, it's one thing for the media to say false things about my work, but it's crossing the line to say I'm riding an electric surfboard when that video clearly shows a hydrofoil that I'm pumping with my own legs," he wrote.
