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Facebook's Libra — small soundbites from Big Media

by Natasha Nel2mJune 28th, 2019
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Facebook is setting up a global currency to bypass central banks, bank regulators and existing currency systems. Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that he doesn’t think Facebook is a business. “In a lot of ways, Facebook is more like a government than a traditional company,” said Mr Zuckerberg. ‘We’re really setting policies.” He has acted consistently as a would-be sovereign power. For example, he is attempting to set up a Supreme Court-style independent tribunal.

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