Facebook, as important as it is and as valuable as it could be, is like the chemical companies in the 1950s when they used to pour mercury into fresh water and spew toxic chemicals into the atmosphere. – Roger McNamee
Facebook is basically promoting hate speech, disinformation, conspiracy theories, because those things are good for its business. – Roger McNamee
As an investor, it never occurred to me that Facebook would ever be a weapon, that people would do harm with it. – Roger McNamee
I do not believe the employees at Google, Facebook, or Twitter ever imagined their products would harm democracy in the United States or anywhere else. But the systems they built are doing just that. – Roger McNamee
Normally, I would approach regulation with extreme reluctance, but the ongoing damage to democracy, public health, privacy and competition justifies extraordinary measures. – Roger McNamee Calling for action on threat from tech companies like Facebook. In, Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe.
We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth. – Roger McNamee
I had better cellular coverage on a ship in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea than I have in many parts of Silicon Valley. – Roger McNamee
