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by PrincessJess 1717 days ago
> Lena Pietsch, Facebook’s director of policy communications. “We don’t agree with her characterization of the many issues she testified about. Despite all this, we agree on one thing; it’s time to begin to create standard rules for the internet. It’s been 25 years since the rules for the internet have updated, and instead of expecting the industry to make societal decisions that belong to legislators, it is time for Congress to act.”
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Legislation usually fortifies the positions of companies like Facebook, especially since there is so much mingling between big tech and Washington. Facebook isn't the internet and perhaps her own comapany is in need of it.