A Big Reckoning for Big Tech?
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A recent survey found that social media companies are among the least trusted organizations in the world, none more so than Facebook. In this episode, we break down what they are doing to change that, and speak to leading American tech journalist Kara Swisher, who says multibillionaire Silicon Valley CEOs have been allowed to skirt social responsibility for too long. But in an industry that has largely avoided regulation so far, Swisher says a reckoning is coming.
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