LinkedIn CEO Says Tech Regulation Risks Stifling Innovation
- The pendulum is swinging toward stricter rules, Weiner says
- Professional network could be affected by any new oversight
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The combative relationship between Silicon Valley and global regulators has been at the center of attention for much of the past two years. Technology companies like Facebook Inc. and Google have drawn ire from lawmakers who say they may be abusing their powers and aren’t doing enough to protect consumers.
LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft Corp., has been largely absent from those discussions. The professional-networking service hasn’t come under the same intense scrutiny around data privacy, election integrity and antitrust as its social media peers have. But the possibility of industrywide regulation would affect LinkedIn just the same -- which means Chief Executive Officer Jeff Weiner is thinking about it.