<story><title>Facebook whistleblower hearing: Frances Haugen testifies in Washington – live</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/live/2021/oct/05/facebook-hearing-whistleblower-frances-haugen-testifies-us-senate-latest-news</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tw600040</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t understand which of these accusations are actually breaking the law. They all imply that Facebook isn&amp;#x27;t being a Good Samaritan, but that isn&amp;#x27;t actually illegal.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>alfalfasprout</author><text>Whether or not anything here is illegal is for the courts to decide. But the hearing is for policymakers. If there&amp;#x27;s grossly disagreeable and unethical conduct then it&amp;#x27;s up to policymakers to create new laws or modify existing laws to prevent these things in the future.&lt;p&gt;This is why hearings like this are important.</text></comment>
<story><title>Facebook whistleblower hearing: Frances Haugen testifies in Washington – live</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/live/2021/oct/05/facebook-hearing-whistleblower-frances-haugen-testifies-us-senate-latest-news</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>tw600040</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t understand which of these accusations are actually breaking the law. They all imply that Facebook isn&amp;#x27;t being a Good Samaritan, but that isn&amp;#x27;t actually illegal.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>tablespoon</author><text>&amp;gt; I don&amp;#x27;t understand which of these accusations are actually breaking the law.&lt;p&gt;You misunderstand: this isn&amp;#x27;t so much about enforcing existing laws, rather it&amp;#x27;s about advocating for &lt;i&gt;new&lt;/i&gt; ones.</text></comment>