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Thumbs down: Facebook unites US parties

After a hearing in the US Congress, senators from both parties are calling for action against the tech company. But what concrete steps should be taken after the revelations by whistleblower Frances Haugen is unclear.

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Mark Zuckerberg is under criticism.

When the expert left the meeting room of the US Congress after a good three hours, she had achieved something that has become extremely unusual in American politics: Republicans and Democrats were in agreement – at least in their outrage over the Internet giant Facebook.

“The tech gods have been demystified,” said Roger Wicker, Republican Senator from Mississippi, accusing the company of making the “children of America addicted” with “cynical knowledge”. Amy Klobuchar, the democratic …

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