美國政治

Big Tech bonanza needs closer scrutiny

Two eye-popping revelations have tumbled out of America’s tech world this month. The first was the news that Equifax, the credit agency, suffered a huge cyber hack that the company woefully mishandled, putting the data of 143m Americans at risk.

The second is the admission by Facebook that it has uncovered at least $100,000-worth of advertisements placed on its platform by Russian-backed groups meddling in American elections. It comes after news of widespread manipulation by malevolent actors in the social media space.

These scandals may force American politicians in Congress and state legislatures to focus, finally, on what is happening in the weeds of the internet.

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