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As Views Of Tech Turn Negative, Remorse Comes To Silicon Valley

News about smartphone addiction, false stories and election interference have some tech executives regretful about what they've created. Some in the industry are turning to fixing the problems.
News about smartphone addiction, false stories and election interference have some tech executives regretful about what they've created.

There are a lot of regrets coming out of Silicon Valley these days as the dark side of the tech revolution becomes increasingly apparent. From smartphone addiction to the big scandal involving the misuse of personal information from some 87 million Facebook users.

Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg expressed her regrets in an with NPR. "We know that we did not do enough to protect people's data," Sandberg said. "I'm really sorry for that. Mark [Zuckerberg] is really sorry for that,

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