On the eve of a large-scale disruption to Facebook, former employee of the company Frances Haugen gave an interview in which she said that the social network allegedly ignores content that incites hate in order to get big profit… Online squabbles, she says, force users to spend more time in it.
In an interview with the TV channel CBS she noted that the company’s management has repeatedly worked on the principle of “growth is more important than safety.” Haugen, 37, spent two years as product manager in the company’s civil responsibility group. During this time, she managed to copy a number of service notes and documents.
She anonymously transferred these documents to law enforcement agencies, later they were published by the Wall Street Journal, but now the girl wanted to show her identity. In particular, the complaints state that Facebook’s own research shows that the social network increases hatred, misinformation and political unrest… But, the company hides what it knows about it.
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“What I’ve seen on Facebook over and over again is a conflict of interest between what’s good for the public and what’s good for Facebook. And Facebook has time and time again opted for optimization for its own interests, such as making more money. “- said Haugen.
She states that one company study she found states: “We estimate that we can only act in 3-5% of cases of hate and about 6.1% of V&I [насилия и подстрекательства] в Facebook”.
Haugen said that, in addition, the company found out that content that generates hate and controversy, more easily “inspires” people to be angry than other emotions.
“Facebook realized that if they change the algorithm, to make it more secure, people will spend less time on the site, they will click fewer ads, they will make less money, “says the girl.
On Tuesday, October 5, the ex-Facebook employee is due to testify in the US Congress regarding the company’s work.
As reported OBOZREVATEL, on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, as well as the WhatsApp messenger on October 4 there was a major failure… A problem with the Domain Name System (DNS) could be the cause.
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