It’s clear Facebook has had a rough week. Facebook’s services, including Instagram and WhatsApp, suffered major hours-long outages last Monday, and on Tuesday, Frances Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Committee that the social networking giant has systematically and repeatedly placed profits over security. He claimed.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company is now starting to delay the launch of new products. Instead of concentrating on new products, Facebook will focus on evaluating reviews and “reputation reviews” to prove that products don’t negatively impact children, according to an unnamed source who told the newspaper. So it’s better not to wait for a new product from Facebook for a while.
Mark Zuckerberg also wrote in a Facebook post that he is asking senior leaders to evaluate the work structure across the firm over the next few days. It has also committed to continuing research into Facebook’s products.
Many government officials and activists have recently expressed concern about how Facebook’s photo-sharing platform, Instagram, is negatively impacting children’s mental health. In the shadow of these criticisms, Facebook announced last week that it had suspended its Instagram Kids plans.
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