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Facebook Should Be Broken Up, Silicon Valley Democrat Says

California Democrat Ro Khanna wants Facebook Inc. to unwind its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsA

Facebook Should Be Broken Up, Silicon Valley Democrat Says

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