R Street Statement on Facebook XCheck: “The XCheck System Has Been Abused”
WASHINGTON (Sept. 14, 2021)—In response to the recent Facebook XCheck news, Chris Riley, R Street Senior Fellow for Technology and Innovation, issued the following statement: Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Potential Harms From A Lack Of Transparency Into Facebook's XCheck System“With XCheck, Facebook tried a high-wire act of paying special attention to high-visibility accounts—but as has often been the case, the company lost its balance, and the result is yet another negative news cycle. There are arguments to be made for giving additional protections for some users, but ...