A former product manager on Facebook’s anti-misinformation team in the Senate, she said she had gradually come to the conclusion that the company’s products harm children, divide society and weaken democracy.
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She added that Facebook leaders know how to make the company’s products safer, but will not do so because of the vision of earnings. She pointed to the extensive powers of Zuckerberg, who, in her opinion, “does not have to answer to anyone but himself at the moment.”
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“At the heart of these allegations is the idea that we prioritize profit over the security and well-being of society. That is simply not true, “said Zuckerberg in his extensive Facebook post. “The argument that we knowingly push content that annoys people for profit is deeply illogical. We make money on ads, and advertisers keep telling us that they don’t want their ads to be placed next to harmful or annoying content. “
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During a hearing before senators, Haugen called for transparency about how Facebook can force users to constantly scroll, which gives advertisers plenty of opportunities to place ads.
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Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen
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