Chamath Palihapitiya said that social media is “destroying how society works.” He’s walking that back, but still says there’s been “unintended consequences.”
Former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya said during a recent talk at Stanford that he feels guilty about what social media has done to society.
His former employer, Facebook, pushed back on the assertion that social media has a negative impact on society.
Palihapitiya took to his Facebook page on Thursday night to walk back some of his statements about Facebook and add more context to his remarks.
The former Facebook executive who recently criticized social media for “destroying how society works” is now walking back some of his criticisms after Facebook issued a rebuke.
“I genuinely believe that Facebook is a force for good in the world, so I’d like to expand on my comments before we break for the holidays,” wrote former Facebook vice president of user growth Chamath Palihapitiya.
Tech: Former Facebook exec: I take back what I said about Facebook ‘destroying society’ — kinda
