Mark Zuckerberg’s Former Mentor: I Tried to Raise Alarm Over Russian Interference But Was Ignored & Big Tech Platforms Have Had a “Profound Negative Effect on Democracy.” Is It Time to Break Them Up?
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Former Mentor: I Tried to Raise Alarm Over Russian Interference But Was Ignored ([link removed])

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