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White House says reforms should happen given concerns about Facebook

Published 10/06/2021, 05:15 PM
Updated 10/06/2021, 05:20 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said more needs to be done and reforms should happen given privacy and trust concerns raised about Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB).

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Facebook logo is displayed on their website in an illustration photo taken in Bordeaux, France, on February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

White House press secretary Jen Psaki made the comments a day after former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen testified before Congress about concerns that the social media company harms children's mental health and stokes divisions.

Facebook has denied wrongdoing.

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