Apr 12, 2018
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before Congress this week,
answering questions about the platform’s use of personal data. The
social media giant has been under fire regarding the spread of fake
news on the platform throughout the 2016 U.S. elections, and
revelations political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica harvested
the data of 87 million Facebook users. In this episode, Julian
Zelizer discusses Zuckerberg’s testimony and the power of the
internet in politics with award-winning journalist David
Kushner.