Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has called for the breakup of the social network, in an opinion piece in the New York Times. Mark's power is unprecedented and un-American," Hughes wrote on Thursday, referring to Mark Zuckerberg, his former business partner and college roommate and the current chief executive officer of Facebook. Facebook owns the largest social network, with more than two billion users across the world. But you don't enforce accountability by calling for the breakup of a successful American company," Facebook spokesman Nick Clegg said in a statement. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House energy and commerce committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2018.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2019 14:47 UTC