- Former President Barack Obama lamented the current state of political discourse in the US, saying social-media platforms like Facebook and Google are "shaping our culture in powerful ways."
- Obama made the off-the-record comments at an MIT conference on Friday.
- The former president is the highest-profile figure to publicly challenge tech giants to take more responsibility for the effects they have on the social fabric.
Former President Barack Obama made some revealing comments about the current state of political discourse in the US last week, suggesting that tech giants like Facebook and Google are compounding the problem.
His remarks were captured in an off-the-record speech at a sports conference at MIT. Audio from the presentation was first reported by Reason, a libertarian-leaning publication.
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