The message is clear: Facebook needs competition

This week’s global crash highlights the risks associated with monopolies, say politicians and experts

05 October 2021 - 19:13 By Jennifer Ryan and Aoife White

Facebook’s worldwide crash exposed the risks of relying on its social networking products, bolstering European regulators’ drive to contain its reach just as a US whistleblower’s testimony threatens to attract more unwanted scrutiny at home...

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