Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has reportedly been in Washington pushing regulators to break up Facebook
to lay out their case against Facebook, telling regulators that the company has warded off competition by buying it off, allowing the social media behemoth to charge advertisers more while providing a worse user experience.
Hughes’ precise role in the presentations is unclear—both he and Facebook declined therequest for comment, while Hemphill simply called him “an important contributor to thinking about these issues”—but, as thesuggested, Hughes may be able to provide regulators with leads for possible anti-trust cases like the one the FTCFacebook and the other big four tech companies are under increasing pressure thanks to their size and scope, with lawmakers likejoining the chorus of voices calling for them to...
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