Mark Zuckerberg Apology Machine

Bloomberg Businessweek March 18, 2019 The Apology Machine Facebook says it cares. Is that enough? switch (publicApology) { case 'empathetic': setVision() .makeEyeContact(); delay() .then(() => { speak('I AM SORRY'); }); coreTemp(currentCoreTemp * 1.05); ductControl() .tears(2) .delay() .then(() => { wipeTear(); }); return null; default: return userHarvest({ version: '67726b', }); }

A close-up portrait of Mark Zuckerberg is overlaid with green programming code describing an automated apology routine. The joke is that Facebook’s public remorse is portrayed as a mechanical script that simulates empathy while continuing to harvest users’ data. It is a reaction meme for cynical discussions about Facebook apologies, privacy scandals, and corporate damage control.

• @profunctor_io / 1757 2019-03-14