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Frances Hogan, a former employee of the social networking platform, Facebook, has criticized the giant platform, accusing it of fueling divisions in American society, harming children and harming the mental health of adolescents, calling for quick regulation and regulation.
"The Facebook platform puts financial profit before the safety of the site's users," Hogan said during testimony she gave before US senators and leaked to the shocking US media, "that the Facebook platform puts financial profit before the safety of the site's users," warning of the risk of not creating new guarantees for a platform that does not reveal much about how it works.
“Congressional action is needed to resolve this crisis because it is so dangerous to the daily lives of so many people,” Hogan said, stressing the need to get out of previous regulatory frameworks. and governments around the world.”
In turn, US Senator Ed Markey criticized the US founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and said, "The time for invading our privacy, promoting toxic content, and preying on children and adolescents is over, indicating that Congress will take appropriate measures."
US lawmakers have threatened for years to put regulatory frameworks in place for Facebook and other social networks to counter criticism that tech giants are ignoring privacy issues and providing ideal platforms to spread misinformation and harm young people.
The services of the Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram social networking platforms were suddenly suspended for several hours yesterday in most parts of the world.
