Democracy at risk if Facebook does not change, says former Zuckerberg adviser

Roger McNamee, an early investor in Facebook, also calls misuse of user data as unethical as child labour

A former adviser to Mark Zuckerberg has said democracy “may never recover” if Facebook does not change and has called for misuse of users’ data to be labelled as unethical as child labour.

Roger McNamee, an early investor in Facebook who has become a staunch critic of the business, said revelations from whistleblower Frances Haugen have created an opportunity for change at Zuckerberg’s social media empire.

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