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@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP Q from MEP @rob_roos: What's the bigger problem, #disinformation or its amplification?

Haugen: #Facebook's problem is not bad people posting bad stuff--it's the system the company has built to curate & recommend it. Mentions the #UnfollowEverything case: slate.com/technology/202…

@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP @Rob_Roos German MEP @woelken goes head-on against the business model of #Facebook again, plus recommendation and ad algorithms. His Q: Should they be tackled together or as separate problems?

@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP @Rob_Roos @woelken .@BirgitSippelMEP asks (1) if human review of content removal decisions should be a user right, (2) if #Facebook's #e1ee means user data is safe, and (3) if contextual ads and #optin/#consent is a solution for #surveillance ads.

@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP @Rob_Roos @woelken @BirgitSippelMEP Additional Qs from MEP @maitepagaza & @Ibangarciadb about what kind of regulation is necessary for current #Facebook and future '#metaverse'.

@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP @Rob_Roos @woelken @BirgitSippelMEP @maitepagaza @Ibangarciadb Important point again from Haugen to @woelken: "human review does not scale, we need human-scale online communities instead". I think Haugen should talk to the folks at @joinmastodon and @wikimediapolicy :)

@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP @Rob_Roos @woelken @BirgitSippelMEP @maitepagaza @Ibangarciadb @joinmastodon @wikimediapolicy Just as important on the '#metaverse' question: The metaverse as depicted in literature is a dystopian future, not a model to follow. Why the heck has #Facebook chosen this name?

@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP @Rob_Roos @woelken @BirgitSippelMEP @maitepagaza @Ibangarciadb @joinmastodon @wikimediapolicy In her closing remarks, Haugen stresses she is concerned about #Facebook creating profiles on us without consent and encourages time-limit restrictions to opting in to #surveillance ads. Plus the company should be forced to disclose how they got people's personal data.

@edri @DNBSevilla @AdrianVL1982 @JFLopezAguilar @FrancesHaugen @Andreas_Schwab @SchaldemoseMEP @charanzova @AlexandraGeese @alebassoMEP @GeoffroyDidier @schirdewan @AxelVossMdEP @tomvdkendelaere @NathalieLoiseau @EvaMaydell @egebhardtMdEP @DeirdreCluneMEP @kimvsparrentak @LeitaoMarquesEP @Rob_Roos @woelken @BirgitSippelMEP @maitepagaza @Ibangarciadb @joinmastodon @wikimediapolicy This is all for tonight from me @EDRi, the European Parliament's hearing with #FrancesHaugen has now ended. Thanks all for reading, commenting and retweeting.

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