Facebook boss vows to ‘fix’ how site handles hate

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has said his personal challenge for 2018 is to “fix” the social site and how it handles hate, abuse and fake news.

The social network platform’s founder said the firm was making “too many errors” when enforcing its policies and stopping misuse of the site.

The platform has been repeatedly criticised in the last year for its attitude to removing extreme and abusive content, and faced questions over the role and ease with which fake news is able to spread on the site.

In a post on Facebook, Mr Zuckerberg said he wanted the year to be one of “self-improvement” for the social site, but stopped short of announcing any clear policy plans.

“The world feels anxious and divided, and Facebook has a lot of work to do,” he said.