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The book 'Move Fast and Break Things' challenges the existing practices of tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Amazon by critically examining their business models and their impact on society. It questions the ethical issues related to their practices, such as the reduction of journalism to clickbait for profit. It also highlights the need for these companies to take responsibility for their influence on public policy, academia, and media, among other areas. The book encourages tech leaders to revisit and examine these issues, and to use their wealth and influence for the betterment of society.
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Zuckerberg has shown unique promise among tech leaders in questioning the state of affairs between tech companies, the government and its citizens and consumers. To start, Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have pledged to give their wealth to charity. He continues to revisit and examine ethical issues identified in Facebook's business model. Many hope that this topic of journalism reduced to its potential as clickbait will become a concern for him and other Facebook leaders.
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