Meta bets on AI glasses to outrun privacy lawsuits — leaked chats show Zuckerberg's priorities
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-22
The Verge publishes a deep-dive on Meta's image crisis and its pivot to AI: Zuckerberg hopes a new AI-glasses push can sweep away thousands of lawsuits and privacy scandals. The piece reveals an unpublished 2021 WhatsApp exchange in which Zuckerberg admitted privately that teen safety would not be his personal main focus, as he was more focused on 'building the metaverse.' The article frames the AI glasses circus — EU scrutiny, skeptical investors, still no profits — as Meta's attempt at a reality check and rebrand.
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