Σε ένα άρθρο που γράφτηκε από τους New York Times, ένας από τους συνιδρυτές του Facebook ζήτησε να διαλυθεί το κοινωνικό δίκτυο. Ο Chris Hughes, ο οποίος βοήθησε τον Mark Zuckerberg στην έναρξη Facebook, 15 χρόνια πριν μέσα από το Harvard, αναφέρει ότι η Ομοσπονδιακή Επιτροπή Εμπορίου θα πρέπει να σταματήσει τις πλατφόρμες του WhatsApp, του Instagram, και του Facebook, προκειμένου να δημιουργηθεί μεγαλύτερος ανταγωνισμός στα social media και τις applications messages.
Hughes reports as a financial argument that Facebook has become a monopoly and that competition is very limited, effectively stopping innovation.
It is impossible for users to switch to an alternative social network because there are no serious competitors.
Hughes reports that 2011 has not launched new social networks and that 84% of social media advertising costs are collected directly through Facebook.
But the problem with Facebook exceeds the finances, according to Hughes. News Platform's algorithms dictate the content that millions of people see every day. The rules for the content it uses determine what is considered hate speech. He also says there is no democratic oversight in Facebook's processes.
Zuckerberg's ownership of the majority of Facebok's shares means there is no internal control of the current CEO's power, and of course, as we all know, there is no government service dedicated to overseeing a company like Facebook.
Hughes says:
Mark's influence is shocking, and is far beyond the influence of someone else in the private sector or government. It controls three basic communication platforms - Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp - which are used by everyday billions of people.
Only Mark can decide how to set Facebook's algorithms to determine what users see in their News Feeds, which Privacy Settings they can use and which messages will be delivered. It sets the rules for how to distinguish hate speech, violence in the debate, or a simple verbal attack, and can choose to shut down a competitor by acquisition, exclusion or copying.
Mark is a good guy, but I'm angry with him because his focus on growth has led him to sacrifice safety and courtesy for clicks.
Along with breaking up the company, the Facebook co-founder is calling for the US to create a government agency dedicated to regulating tech companies like Facebook. Hughes states that such an organization should be tasked with protection of people's privacy, but also to establish guidelines for how Facebook and each Facebook can operate, similar to the regulations set by the EU with GDPR.
With its publication, which is worth it read as a whole, Hughes is reportedly allying with an increasing number of lawmakers demanding the dissolution of Facebook. It is worth noting that Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has said it will dissolve the Facebook likes if 2020 is elected president.
