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Nydia Velázquez: “Facebook's voice is more like the godfather's voice in the family.”

On the recordJuly 16, 2019
Facebook's voice is more like the godfather's voice in the family.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Describes Facebook's dominant influence in the Libra Association despite being one of many members.

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