'Mark Zuckerberg ought to be looking at himself in the mirror today.' Sen. Richard Blumenthal says Zuckerberg needs 'to explain...to the parents of America what you were doing and why you did it' during hearing with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the subcommittee’s chair, said at the opening of Tuesday's hearing that Facebook is facing its"Big Tobacco moment -- a moment of reckoning," and that it's time to hold big tech accountable.
“Facebook exploited teens using powerful how algorithms and amplified their insecurities,” Blumenthal said, adding he hopes Haugen can address the question as to whether there is such a thing as a safe algorithm for the social media giant.
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