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4 Oct, 7 tweets, 3 min read

Former Facebook project manager Frances Haugen revealed her identity on “60 Minutes” as the person who leaked tens of thousands of the company’s internal research documents.

Here’s what we know about her allegations:
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Whistleblower Frances Haugen said the documents showed that Facebook was concealing information about its risks to users, and about its progress in combating hate and misinformation.

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Whistleblower Frances Haugen was recruited by Facebook in 2019 and said she would take the job only if she could work against misinformation.

She was assigned to the civic integrity team.
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Whistleblower Frances Haugen said in an interview that the root of the problem at Facebook started in 2018 when it changed its algorithms that pick and choose what users see.
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Facebook dissolved the civic integrity team after the 2020 election, and turned off safety systems that were used to reduce misinformation.

“I don’t trust that they’re willing to actually invest what needs to be invested to keep Facebook from being dangerous.” — Frances Haugen

Whistleblower Frances Haugen copies reams of internal Facebook documents, sharing many of them with the Wall Street Journal, lawmakers, and has submitted them in a complaint to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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What are whistleblower Frances Haugen's allegations about Facebook?

Among them:
• Misleading the public
• Misleading investors
• Harm to teens
• Affecting global societies
• Contributing to political polarization that led to the Capitol riots
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1/ Misleading the public

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2/ Misleading investors

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