Facebook faces increasing demands to dismantle it. Democratic presidential candidate for California Kamala Harris said US officials should consider dismantling Facebook, the world's largest social networking company, saying it has become an ineffective aid tool .
Kamala Harris, a US senator and one of more than 20 Democratic candidates seeking the party's 2020 presidential nomination, said Facebook has seen tremendous growth and prioritized its growth at the expense of consumers' interests, especially on privacy issues.
"I think we should take a serious look at disassembling Facebook," Kamala said in an interview. "There are very few people who can communicate with their communities, businesses or businesses without using Facebook in some way, and we must recognize that, and deal with the company as a service. Vitality must be regulated.
Facebook is under scrutiny by regulators around the world for its misinformation in sharing user data, spreading hate speech and misleading information on its social networks.
Some other US lawmakers, including Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, have called for action to dismantle major technology companies and a federal privacy regulation.
Chris Hughes, a co-founder of Facebook, called on the FTC to divide the social network into three parts. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, has gained unprecedented power.
Facebook, which has more than 2 billion users on its social network, has refused to call Chris Hughes to dismantle it after it has become so big, so powerful that it is not subject to any real accountability, suppresses competitors and must be divided.
Nick Clegg, the company's vice president for global affairs, said Facebook agrees that accountability comes with success, but accountability should not be imposed by calling for the dismantling of a successful US company.
Elizabeth Warren proposed plans to increase scrutiny of antitrust issues within the technology sector, with her pledge to dismantle Facebook, Amazon and Google, if elected, and published a proposal calling on regulators to separate Facebook, WebSAP and Instagram.
While the current US President Donald Trump, a Republican, suggested that Amazon and social networking networks, such as Facebook, need tougher regulation.
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