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This week’s R&D covers the recent allegations leveled against Facebook by data engineer Frances Haugen. Haugen argues that Facebook knew some of its services were harmful for teenagers, that its service could be used to spread political disinformation, and misled investors about Facebook’s user base. The charges have spurred congressional inquiry and renewed calls for greater regulation of “Big Tech” companies.
Frances Haugen, the Facebook product manager who leaked internal documents to the @WSJ, was right when she said Congress should “make social media companies liable for content that their algorithms promote,” Roddy Lindsay writes. https://t.co/LzcLLUln8z
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) October 7, 2021
Revelations brought to light from whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook, have led to what may be the most threatening scandal in the company’s history.
More from her congressional testimony: https://t.co/uMCYTi12UT
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) October 7, 2021
How Facebook forced a reckoning by shutting down the team that put people ahead of profits https://t.co/KJDeQpK09f
— TIME (@TIME) October 7, 2021
Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who leaked information on the harmful effects of #socialmedia, testified before the US Senate yesterday. In January, @KellyKborn surveyed the options for reforming an increasingly dangerous social-media ecosystem. https://t.co/xczcOBNi6i pic.twitter.com/G62SDyG5Ml
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) October 6, 2021
Opinion: Facebook claims it works hard to combat misinformation and is not the “primary” source of political polarization. That may be, but its own research now appears to confirm critics’ most damning allegations. https://t.co/0YOj2y6Jsp
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 4, 2021
Zuckerberg responds to Facebook whistleblower’s allegations https://t.co/y1ePFU5ngb pic.twitter.com/1v2iCez8kD
— The Hill (@thehill) October 6, 2021
Facebook has an unexpected group of defenders: The pro-Trump right. https://t.co/VErMz0Mh8X
— Slate (@Slate) October 7, 2021
Frances Haugen’s case against Facebook won’t be the last. Tech is ripe for whistleblowing—and executives will have to get used to more leaks https://t.co/fQaqV5aEyb
— The Economist (@EconUS) October 6, 2021
The congressional testimony from the Facebook whistle-blower, Frances Haugen, has intensified calls in Europe for new laws and regulations aimed at the social media company and other Silicon Valley giants. https://t.co/ySuoLfY8St
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 6, 2021
Opinion | Paul Weiser: “Last week, responding to a letter I and other state attorneys general sent criticizing its plans for “Instagram for Kids,” Facebook hit the pause button on the idea.” https://t.co/iCzNRA2Yme
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) October 7, 2021