Kids may be red line in Facebook regulation fight: experts

After multiple controversies, Facebook may finally have gone too far for regulators, evidence showing it knew its apps could harm children. — REUTERS

Facebook's previous major scandals barely dented its global dominance, but experts said Wednesday the tech giant may have hit a red line this time: evidence that it knew children using its apps were at risk of being harmed.

A day after damning testimony to US lawmakers from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, the long-established barriers to regulation – stalled legislation, free speech protections and tech's rapid advances – were still in place.