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Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel
Episode: Recode Decode: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes
Description: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his recent New York Times op-ed, "It's Time to Break Up Facebook."In this episode: Why Hughes wrote the column; how he met Mark Zuckerberg; how the 2016 election changed his view of Facebook; Hughes' role in the early days of Facebook; the company's "missionary zeal"; Zuckerbergâs âunchecked powerâ and reactions to the column; "He cannot fix this"; how the FTC screwed up; Facebook Live; Zuckerbergâs interest in Roman emperors; why has Facebook continually failed to fix itself?; the backlash to Hughes' column; how a government-ordered breakup...