• According to Zuckerberg, Apple makes the vast majority of profits in the mobile ecosystem.
• Musk has also criticised Apple's charges and app limitations.
• Recently, Zuckerberg said that Meta would eliminate more than 11,000 employees.

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, added his voice to a chorus of criticism of Apple's software policy by claiming that the App Store poses a conflict of interest. In a conversation with the New York Times DealBook conference on Wednesday, Zuckerberg stated, 'It is troublesome for one firm to be able to dictate what app experiences come up on a device.' According to him, Apple receives 'the vast bulk of income in the mobile ecosystem.'

Technology businesses aiming to reach large mobile audiences have long taken issue with Apple's and, to a lesser extent, Alphabet's parent company Google's App Store restrictions and fees. Some of Musk's remarks were mirrored by Zuckerberg. 

He referred to Apple's app content management guidelines as having a 'conflict of interest' because they frequently target competitors. Apple is now 'more than just a governor watching out for people's interests' as a result. Since Apple updated its privacy restrictions to limit how users may be watched and targeted with advertising, revenue at Meta, which owns social networks Facebook and Instagram, has suffered.
Musk on Wednesday retracted some of his criticism of the iPhone manufacturer, saying he met with CEO Tim Cook at the company's headquarters and had a 'good conversation' that clarified a 'misunderstanding' about Twitter's position in the App Store, despite Zuckerberg appearing to support his opposition to Apple's policies. 

Regarding Musk's strategy for running Twitter, Zuckerberg was evasive in his remarks, saying that he believes certain techniques will succeed and others won't. It will be fascinating to see how this develops, he thought.

Zuckerberg avoided answering the question of whether Meta would reinstate former US President Donald Trump on Facebook, instead citing previous advice the business has received from its external Oversight Board, which has the authority to weigh in on content-related decisions.

 In January, Meta is anticipated to make a choice. As ad revenue has slowed, Wall Street has grown more sceptical about Meta's investment in its loss-making virtual reality company. Earlier this month, Zuckerberg announced the firm would eliminate more than 11,000 positions and accepted personal accountability for actions that necessitated cost-cutting measures. Meta announced its first-ever quarterly revenue decline in April.

The opening of the interview on Wednesday featured a recorded chat between Zuckerberg and the interviewer's avatars in the virtual realm known as the metaverse. Zuckerberg argued that it is 'essentially erroneous' to assume that Meta is solely concerned with the metaverse. The messaging service WhatsApp will be his next major goal for revenue because it is 'mostly unexplored,' he claimed.