Facebook VP wrote site's actions were 'de facto good' – even if they led to deaths

Zuckerberg says he disagrees with 2016 memo, which acknowledged site could cost lives or play role in terror attacks

A top Facebook executive warned in a leaked memo that the platform could lead to deaths and could help terrorists plan attacks, but argued that the negative outcomes were a reasonable byproduct of the company's broader "growth tactics" and mission to "connect" people.

The public disclosure of the 2016 memo, in which a vice-president, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, wrote "anything that allows us to connect more people more often is *de facto* good", prompted the CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, to defend his company's mission in a hastily released statement on Thursday.