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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to lawyer Richard Fields, who's leading a $150 billion class action lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, on behalf of Rohingya refugees in the U.S.

Congressional staffers are slated to meet with Facebook officials this week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and a member of the Commerce and Judiciary committees, about what action Congress could take to regulate how Facebook uses user data.

Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave two days of testimony to U.S. lawmakers and for his appearance on Capitol Hill, he forsook his customary t-shirt and hoodie for a tailored suit and a shirt and tie. Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly that Zuckerberg is now part of the establishment and as such will need to change his "uniform."

David Greene talks to Chris Hughes, who helped found Facebook, about how data mining is used in the worlds of politics and technology. Zuckerberg has apologized for not doing more to shield user data.

Lawmakers in at least two states – Nebraska and Oregon — are considering legislation that would require social networks like Facebook to grant loved ones access to the accounts of family members who have died. Oklahoma already has such a law.

When a Utah woman wrote on her Facebook page that she and her son "will be dead by morning," those who saw the message alerted police. Now a man is being held on $1 million bail and faces charges including rape, kidnapping and child abuse.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dipayan Ghosh, who worked at Facebook, about the testimony of the Big Tech CEOs before Congress and whether these companies operate as monopolies.

Strong demand has pushed the company to say it anticipates a higher initial price for its first publicly traded shares. But can the little guy get in on the action? It won't be easy, experts say.

As graying baby boomers begin to consider their funeral needs, they're driving a trend toward less traditional, more personalized memorial services. But not everyone in the death-care industry is embracing those innovative changes.

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