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What Facebook's fight with a former executive says about social media's future

Firm acknowledges negative impact of its massive global platform and also makes the case that it has good effects

Published Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Washington

    FACEBOOK is worth half a trillion dollars, but even when you're on top, an insult can really sting.

    On the heels of a surprisingly personal and revealing exchange with a prominent former executive, the executive has softened some of his criticisms, while Facebook made what is perhaps its fullest acknowledgment to date of the negative consequences of its massive global platform.

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