175: The Facebook Facade

Tommy and Adam discuss the recent Facebook "fake news" hearings and what they reveal about the nature of the company.

Links for this episode:

• Live updates: Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before Congress today
  Recode: "A live look at the Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Russian election interference."
• EIGHT REVEALING MOMENTS FROM THE SECOND DAY OF RUSSIA HEARINGS
  Wired: "ON THEIR SECOND day in Capitol Hill, lawyers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google took a bipartisan beating as they faced tough questions about the role their platforms played in Russian attempts to divide the American electorate."
• Here’s how U.S. lawmakers want to regulate political ads on Facebook, Google and Twitter
  Record: "An early look at the Honest Ads Act by Sens. Mark Warner, Amy Klobuchar and John McCain"
• Tech Executives Are Contrite About Election Meddling, but Make Few Promises on Capitol Hill
  New York Times: "Executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter appeared on Capitol Hill for the first time on Tuesday to publicly acknowledge their role in Russia’s influence on the presidential campaign, but offered little more than promises to do better. Their reluctance frustrated lawmakers who sought stronger evidence that American elections will be protected from foreign powers."
• Angry Al Franken hammers Facebook lawyer at hearing over Russian ads
  The Guardian: "Senator clashes with Colin Stretch over how tech giants apparently missed posts coming from Russia: ‘How could you not connect the dots?’"