Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview

[Rhiannon12866]

Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports. Aired on 10/03/2021.




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[MontanaMama]

1. Drip drip drip.

Let the water flow.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Let's hope that her efforts have an impact.

Insurrectionists organized there, and if that doesn't make an impact, I don't know what will.

[JudyM]

2. Thanks for posting this, Rhiannon.

Probably a long shot that anything will come out of it in this Congress, but we can hope.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Thanks!

I missed 60 Minutes tonight, so I made it a point to watch online - and this interview is going to lead the news this week. I also just tried to add the Overtime segments that didn't air on TV. And I knew that DUers would be interested after all the Cambridge Analytica news that was posted when that scandal broke. Why that didn't have an impact is a mystery to me.

[Hoyt]

5. Really appreciate the summaries you post with videos. Can't always watch.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Thanks!

I think it's important to include the captions so anyone who's interested will know what the video's about!

[dalton99a]

7. A must watch

[Rhiannon12866]

8. As if the Cambridge Analytica scandal wasn't enough to shut them down...

[nuxvomica]

9. The thing about European political parties is shocking

They were altering their messaging to be more anger-inducing to align with the engagement algorithm, otherwise their content just wasn't getting distributed. So Facebook isn't just carrying extremist content, or even just encouraging it, it pretty much requires it. Makes you wonder how much of today's Republican extremism is TFG coddling and how much is instigated by Facebook.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. It does make you wonder how much hate in this country and the world can be traced to the site

We've had heated debates and elections before in this country, but nothing like what we're seeing now. And most of these people who sign up there think they're getting "news," while instead they're being incited.

[Duppers]

11. Wish every liberal FB user watched this.

FB needs a good competitor!

Thanks for posting this, Rhiannon!

[Rhiannon12866]

12. After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I don't know why they were allowed to stay in business

And I know what you mean, people always have an excuse, like their relatives use it, that sort of thing. I would discourage my relatives from using it - if they want to stay in touch there's email and texting. And hopefully nobody's watching or trying to sell you something.

[happy feet]

13. Thanks for posting

[thesquanderer]

14. Capitalism is full of conflicts of interest between what's good for the public...

...and what's good for the company.

On a relatively minor level, that's why soft drinks have so much sugar. Or why cigarettes still exist.

On a much bigger level, that's why we actually had to invent laws to stop companies from dumping toxins into the air and the water.

Left to their own devices, companies tend to choose what's best for themselves, regardless of the greater consequences. This is nothing new. Facebook is essentially a new kind of polluter.

[LittleGirl]

15. Thanks for sharing

I’m so glad I watched all of the clips. My mother passed away 3 weeks ago so there’s no reason to keep FB active anymore. Unfortunately one of my ladies groups uses it to keep in touch and schedule events. I’m the Secretary of the group until January and then I’m going to bail. It’s caused me great unrest and has torn my family apart with their trumpy posts on Facebook. It’s time to say goodbye to my classmates and live my life. Thank goodness for DU.

[magicguido]

16. Interestingly as of 12:46 PM Monday; Facebook is DOWN

http://www.facebook.com

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/04/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-are-down.html

[ffr]

17. Thus, each Fb member is supporting and promoting hateful, divisive, & polarizing

public discourse.

Fb members, just by their being on that platform are contributing to its agenda.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. And the sad thing is that most of them have no clue

And continue to post photos of their kids.