By Ryan Tracy

 

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told lawmakers they need to go beyond some of the legislative remedies under consideration.

"The severity of this crisis demands that we break out of previous regulatory frames," she said. "Tweaks to outdated privacy protections … will not be sufficient."

A critical starting point, she added, would be "full access to data for research not directed by Facebook. On this foundation, we can build sensible rules and standards to address consumer harms, illegal content, data protection, anticompetitive practices, algorithmic systems and more."

 

Write to Ryan Tracy at ryan.tracy@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 05, 2021 14:14 ET (18:14 GMT)

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