Oversight

Facebook Is Too Big to Be Controlled

Ahead of another election, Mark Zuckerberg’s company is under pressure not to spread fake news again. But that’s an impossible ask.

With an image of himself on a screen in the background, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Once again, Mark Zuckerberg was back on Capitol Hill to defend his company.