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What is the main argument of Chris Hughes in his op-ed article?
What is the main argument of Chris Hughes in his op-ed article?
- Facebook should be allowed to continue as a monopoly.
- Facebook should be broken up into multiple companies. (correct)
- Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg should have more control over the company.
- Facebook should be allowed to buy other companies without regulation.
What does Hughes suggest should happen to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp?
What does Hughes suggest should happen to Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp?
- They should be allowed to merge into one company.
- They should be separated into multiple companies. (correct)
- They should be allowed to buy other companies.
- They should be allowed to continue as they are
What is Hughes' proposed solution for regulating Facebook and other tech companies?
What is Hughes' proposed solution for regulating Facebook and other tech companies?
- Let the companies regulate themselves.
- Have the government regulate the companies without any input from Congress.
- Empower a government agency by Congress to regulate the companies and protect user privacy. (correct)
- Don't regulate the companies at all.
What is one of Hughes' criticisms of Mark Zuckerberg?
What is one of Hughes' criticisms of Mark Zuckerberg?
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What does Hughes believe happens every time Facebook messes up?
What does Hughes believe happens every time Facebook messes up?
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What did Zuckerberg promise to do last year on Capitol Hill?
What did Zuckerberg promise to do last year on Capitol Hill?
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What is Hughes' opinion of Zuckerberg's team?
What is Hughes' opinion of Zuckerberg's team?
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What did Hughes help develop on Facebook?
What did Hughes help develop on Facebook?
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When did Hughes leave Facebook?
When did Hughes leave Facebook?
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What is Hughes' opinion on the government's role in regulating Facebook and Zuckerberg?
What is Hughes' opinion on the government's role in regulating Facebook and Zuckerberg?
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Study Notes
- Facebook founder Chris Hughes criticizes the company in a scathing op-ed in the New York Times.
- Hughes argues that Facebook has become too big and must be stopped as a monopoly.
- He calls for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp to be separated into multiple companies and banned from buying other companies for several years.
- Hughes wants a government agency empowered by Congress to regulate Facebook and other tech companies and protect user privacy.
- He criticizes Mark Zuckerberg's unilateral control over speech and monitoring of conversations of 2 billion people.
- Hughes worries that Zuckerberg has surrounded himself with a team that reinforces his beliefs instead of challenging them.
- Zuckerberg promised changes on Capitol Hill last year and wrote about building a privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform.
- Hughes argues that every time Facebook messes up, there is a repetitive and exhausting pattern of outrage.
- He believes that the government must hold Facebook and Zuckerberg accountable.
- Hughes helped develop the now-famous news feed on Facebook and left the company in 2007, selling his shares five years later.
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