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Jan. 1 — Frances Haugen, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Mike Gallagher

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🗓️ 1 January 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen talks about what's changed in big tech since she came forward in 2021 ... and what hasn’t. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) discusses her legislative focus on big tech in the new year of 2023. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) talks about Chinese ownership of Tik Tok. Journalists Cecilia Kang and Elizabeth Nolan Brown, former Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson, and former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) join Meet the Press for a special episode on social media.

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0:00.0

This Sunday, democracy disrupted.

0:04.0

Social media platforms are reshaping our politics.

0:08.0

We try to do what's best for our community in the world,

0:11.0

acknowledging that there are difficult trade-offs.

0:13.0

The algorithms of Silicon Valley are now some of the most powerful forces fighting for our attention.

0:18.0

We approach our work without political bias, full stop.

0:21.7

It's technology that critics say is fueling misinformation

0:24.4

and polarizing content for clicks and profit.

0:28.5

A safer, free speech respecting, more enjoyable social media is possible.

0:34.6

This morning we're going to look at how the technology companies built platforms connecting

0:38.1

the world that are now challenging the very foundations of democracies.

0:43.0

I'm very scared about the upcoming generation.

0:46.0

Francis Howgan, a data scientist who became known as the Facebook whistleblower, joins me to

0:50.4

discuss the solutions.

0:51.4

Plus, social media is out of control.

1:00.6

Big Tech now faces that big tobacco, jaw-dropping moment of truth.

1:04.9

Congress is concerned about how big tech controls what content we see.

1:07.7

You have used this power to run amok.

1:10.7

You have used it to silence conservatives. We do have national security concerns, at least from the FBI's end, about TikTok.

1:16.6

Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota and Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin,

1:20.6

will discuss what Congress can do to regulate social media.

1:24.6

Joining me for Insight and Analysis are New York Times technology reporter Cecilia Kang,

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