'A smilier version of the NRA' - Industry voices want Facebook, Google broken up

W Communications founder Warren Johnson and other marcoms experts have called for tougher regulation of Facebook and Google. They rubbish claims social media are only 'tech platforms' and describe the powerful tech lobby as "a 'smilier' version of the NRA", among other things.

by Arvind Hickman

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently met with Irish politicians to discuss regulation of social media (Photo by Artur Widak via Getty Images)

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