Mark Zuckerberg: 'We Hadn't Even Heard Of Prism' Before Thursday

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded Friday to claims that the site had granted the U.S. government access to its servers. He called the reports "outrageous," and noted that if Facebook were to ever receive such a request, the company would fight it.

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded Friday to claims that the site had granted the U.S. government access to its servers. He called the reports “outrageous,” and noted that if Facebook were to ever receive such a request, the company would fight it.

Friday afternoon, Zuckerberg posted this message on his Facebook profile:

Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the U.S. or any other government direct access to our servers.

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