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Facebook whistle-blower’s testimony strengthens calls for regulation in Europe.



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Daily Business BriefingOct. 6, 2021Updated Oct. 6, 2021, 12:07 p.m. ETOct. 6, 2021, 12:07 p.m. ETImage Frances Haugen provided details about Facebook’s inner workings and negative effects on society in testimony to Congress.Credit…T.J. Kirkpatrick for The New York TimesThe congressional testimony from the Facebook whistle-blower, Frances Haugen, has intensified calls in Europe for new laws and regulations aimed at the social media company and other Silicon Valley giants, proposals considered by many to be among the most stringent and far-reaching in the world.Alexandra Geese, a lawmaker in the European Parliament from Germany, said Ms. Haugen’s testimony, along with the …

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