Weekly Roundup: Friday, October 25
The NPR Politics Podcast
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Congress Confronts Facebook: A Hearing on Power and Ethics
This chapter explores a tense congressional hearing featuring a Facebook executive, where lawmakers address disinformation, political advertising, and the platform's influence on democracy. The scrutiny reveals a growing concern over Facebook's power, highlighted by a confrontation between Mark Zuckerberg and Elizabeth Warren regarding corporate regulation. Additionally, the chapter touches on the complexities of a Congressional ethics investigation related to alleged misconduct and its political ramifications.
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