Facebook's antitrust trial in Washington D.C. is into its second week. And along with the usual reams of impenetrable legalese that dominate such proceedings, a few enlightening gems have emerged from the mountain of paperwork released by the U.S Federal Trade Commission. How about the fact that Meta and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg floated the idea of deleting every Facebook user's friends list? Yes, really.
During a series of emails starting in 2022 and collated from court documents by TechCrunch, Zuckerberg discussed his fears concerning Facebook's declining relevance. "Even though the FB app’s engagement is steady in many places, it feels like its cultural relevance is decreasing quickly," Zuckerberg fretted.
