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Ros Atkins on ...: Facebook's global power and influence

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Facebook's growing power and its real-world consequences

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Facebook's global power and influence

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Ros Atkins considers whether the company is now too powerful and its impact on democracy

Ros Atkins considers whether the company has become too powerful and its impact on democracy.

After a series of damaging scandals, many critics believe the social media giant has become too powerful and should be broken up. This week, Ros Atkins will consider Facebook's influence in Myanmar, its role in the storming of the Capitol building in Washington, and its decision to temporarily ban news in Australia.

(Photo: Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint senate committee hearing in Washington DC. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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