Facebook Amplifies Hate, Political Unrest: Data Scientist
By Lee Barney | Tuesday, 05 October 2021 11:52 AM
In what has already been characterized as "powerful" and "courageous" testimony, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress Tuesday morning on the $1 trillion, 2.89 billion user social media platform's underhanded practices to remain profitable at all costs.
Haugen, a data scientist who holds an MBA from Harvard University and who has worked at four major social media companies besides Facebook, including Google and Pinterest, outlined many of her former employer's positives, such as connecting long-lost friends and helping small businesses locate customers and suppliers.
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Haugen says she is speaking out because of her belief that “Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy.”____________
“The company’s leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer but won’t make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people,” she says in her written testimony prepared for the hearing. “Congressional action is needed. They won’t solve this crisis without your help.”
Haugen called these side effects of the worldwide social media giant "devastating truths."