Washington was entranced Tuesday by the revelations from Frances Haugen, the Facebook product manager-turned-whistle-blower. But time and again, the public has seen high-profile congressional hearings into the company followed by inaction. For those of us who work at the intersection of technology and policy, there’s little cause for optimism that Washington will turn this latest outrage into legislative action.
The fundamental challenge is that Democrats and Republicans cannot agree on what the problem is.
