Why breaking up Facebook doesn't solve the most pressing social media problem:
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But let’s assume that the government takes the action Hughes proposes and forces Facebook to divest itself of WhatsApp and Instagram.
This is where Hughes’ analysis falls short, because he views antitrust regulation as the principal remedy when it would not address the various forms of misuse of the platform at all. Whether WhatsApp is part of Facebook or a stand-alone company, it needs to address the political manipulation and dissemination of disinformation that is happening through its service, a seriousin the recent elections in Brazil and now India.
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