And Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is calling on the federal government to break up the social media giant. Writing in a lengthy New York Times opinion piece published Thursday, Hughes cited past antitrust actions that broke up Standard Oil and AT&T. He wrote, “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. And I’m worried that Mark [Zuckerberg] has surrounded himself with a team that reinforces his beliefs instead of challenging them.” Hughes’s op-ed comes just weeks after Massachusetts senator and 2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren unveiled a plan to break up tech giants, including Facebook, Google and Amazon.
Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes: It’s Time to Break Up Facebook
HeadlineMay 10, 2019