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Washington Post - Facebook’s biggest critics say whistleblower’s ideas for regulating the tech giant aren’t enough

Senior Legal Analyst Daniel Hanley shines a light on the issues baked into Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen’s proposed solutions for neutralizing Facebook.

“Daniel Hanley, a senior legal analyst at the anti-monopoly group Open Markets Institute, said Haugen’s focus is misplaced because it doesn’t target the underlying business model that critics say is the root of Facebook’s abusive conduct… ‘We’re still trying to put Band-Aids on a leg that’s not even there, that’s been ripped off, so to speak,’ he said. ‘Band-Aids aren’t going to cut it.’”

Read the full article in The Washington Post here.