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Francis Haugen gave the internal Facebook information and documents to the Wall Street Journal
Former Facebook product manager Hogan reported on Facebook insider, saying that Facebook puts business growth ahead of public safety.
37-year-old Frances Haugen (Frances Haugen) has previously revealed many inside stories on Facebook, causing an uproar, but it is only now that he has made his identity public.
Hogan accepted an interview on the CBS program and made his identity public.
She said that her public internal documents prove that Facebook repeatedly puts the company’s business growth ahead of public safety.
Haugen said that she decided to leave earlier this year because of her dissatisfaction with Facebook’s negligence. Before she left, she copied multiple internal documents and memos.
Later, she gave the information to The Wall Street Journal, which eventually revealed the contents of the information in batches within the past three weeks, and these internal Facebook files were called “Facebook Files.”
BBC Chinese combed the four inside stories she had disclosed on Facebook.
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What Hogan disclosed included that Facebook treats well-known figures, politicians and high-profile users differently. The leaked information shows that Facebook has different management policies for such well-known figures, or does not conduct any management or cross-checking on the content of their publications.
After the information was revealed, Facebook’s own monitoring committee also asked Facebook to provide clarifications on how to manage content, and stated that lack of transparency would lead people to believe that Facebook is politically or commercially influenced.
two,Investee sue in court
In addition, the disclosure also showed that Facebook was sued by a group of its own shareholders (investors).
The prosecution accused Facebook of paying the Federal Trade Commission (Federal Trade Commission) the $5 billion settlement amount over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal because it was intended to protect Zuckerberg from personal liability .
Facebook said it does not comment on matters that have entered the judicial process.
three,Instagram is harmful to the mental health of young people
But what worries people the most about the content of the revelations is that Facebook’s negligence with its social media Instagram.
Facebook’s own internal research found that Instagram has an impact on the mental health of young people. The social platform is harmful to the mental health of many young people. However, Facebook has not dealt with it, nor has it disclosed the results of its investigation to the outside world.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a Facebook opinion survey found that 32% of girls said that when they were dissatisfied with their body image, Instagram made them feel worse.
4. “Growth is more important than safety”
After disclosing his identity, Hogan will also attend a hearing called “Internet Protection of Children” in the U.S. Senate to answer questions about Facebook’s research on Instagram harmful to the mental health of young people.
Hoogen said, “There is a conflict of interest between the public interest and the interest of Facebook, but Facebook has repeatedly chosen to optimize its own interests, such as making more money.”
Haogen also talked about the riots on Capitol Hill in January this year. She said that during the US election campaign, Facebook opened a security system to reduce false news, but it was only temporary.
“Once the election is over, they turn it off, or revert to the previous settings, which puts the company’s growth before safety, and it feels like a betrayal of democracy.”
Facebook retorted: “Failed to truthfully reflect the positive impact”
Facebook stated that the leaked information or documents were misleading and ignored the positive content found by Facebook research.
Facebook executives said at a Senate hearing last week that the exposed content failed to truthfully reflect the positive influence that Facebook has played in promoting youth social interaction.
In an interview with CNN, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs and former British Deputy Prime Minister Clegg said that it is “ridiculous” to say that Facebook should be responsible for the riots.
“If it is said that technology or technology companies must be behind the polarization of American politics, I think this is a kind of psychological comfort.”