Our Interview with the Facebook Whistleblower Behind The Social Reckoning | The Interface
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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen joins The Interface to discuss the new film The Social Reckoning, kids’ online safety, Big Tech regulation and the future of life online. Haugen, who leaked internal documents known as the Facebook Files in 2021, explains why she believes Meta, formerly Facebook, needed outside scrutiny and what she saw as a product manager that changed her mind about fixing it from the inside. She discusses what she says the documents and court filings reveal about teen safety on Instagram and Facebook, and the platforms’ impact on schools. After a request for comment, Meta told us they had previously addressed the issues raised by Frances Haugen in this episode. They stated they have strict rules against content that encourages or glorifies self harm, that Teen Accounts have strict message settings and nudity protection by default, and they have evidence of decades-long work to develop and release teen safety protections. Meta have also previously acknowledge
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