How to regulate Facebook
US lawmakers have been angry at Facebook for years. Former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen's testimony before Congress gave them the clearest path yet for how to address the company’s harms to society. Recode’s Shirin’s Ghaffary explains. References: Facebook’s whistleblower tells Congress how to regulate tech: https://www.vox.com/recode/22711551/facebook-whistleblower-congress-hearing-regulation-mark-zuckerberg-frances-haugen-senator-blumenthal Why this Facebook scandal is different: https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/10/3/22707940/frances-haugen-facebook-whistleblower-60-minutes-teen-girls-instagram It’s getting harder for people to believe that Facebook is a net good for society: https://www.vox.com/recode/22677911/facebook-scandal-research-teen-mental-health This episode was hosted by Adam Clark Estes, produced by Taylor Maycan and engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey. How would you fix Facebook? Send your thoughts to recodedaily@recode.net. We read every email. Support Recode Daily by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Recode Daily by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices