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Rally in support of net neutrality outside a Verizon store in New York. The Federal Communications Commission is voting Thursday, Dec. 14 Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

"This is a global problem. It is eroding the core foundations of how people behave by and between each other” said former Facebook executive.


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By Carlo Oreglia, Magica Fossati

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"This is a global problem. It is eroding the core foundations of how people behave by and between each other” said former Facebook executive.


No one knew who Chamath Palihapitiya was until a few days ago, when he has publicly criticized Facebook. Today his name his name has begun shaking some giants of the net and shocked the world of the web. "We have created tools that are destroying the functional fabric of society," he said, referring not only to Facebook, but to the entire social media universe, adding "I feel tremendously guilty". We spoke with guests and listeners of social media and society, neutrality in the web and the future of digital communication.


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