'The American government needs to do two things: break up Facebook’s monopoly and regulate the company to make it more accountable to the American people.' Co-founder Chris Hughes says it's time to break up Facebook.
Chris Hughes, the co-founder of Facebook, delivers a speech in Montreal . Image: Paul Chiasson Chris Hughes, the co-founder of Facebook, delivers a speech in Montreal . Image: Paul Chiasson CHRIS HUGHES, THE co-founder of Facebook, has said that he feels “angry and responsible” about Facebook’s mistakes, and that he thinks the company should be broken up by the US government in an effort to fix them.
Facebook has been at the heart of a number of scandals over the past few years: accused of being used as a tool to spread hate speech , disinformation and to manipulate voters during elections and referendums through sponsored, targeted advertising where the source of the political message isn’t clear .
I’m disappointed in myself and the early Facebook team for not thinking more about how the News Feed algorithm could change our culture, influence elections and empower nationalist leaders. Facebook’s News Feed has been criticised for only promoting the type of content that users have already expressed an interest in, creating a bubble where users are blocked from reading about issues or opinions that they haven’t been previously exposed to.
Now, the founders of Instagram and WhatsApp have left the company after clashing with Mark over his management of their platforms. But their former properties remain Facebook’s, driving much of its recent growth. He suggests that Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram should be broken up into three distinct companies “most likely publicly traded”.
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