Facebook hits back at whistleblower's claims
An ex-employee told lawmakers that Facebook prioritised profits over its users safety.
Frances Haugen, who worked at Facebook, told a US Senate committee that she believed the company had put its profits first when executives knew what harm its platform could do to children and democracy. Facebook has pushed back against claims. We get details from Kari Paul, technology reporter, Guardian US. Also in the programme, the electric car giant Tesla has been ordered to pay nearly $137 million to a former Black worker who said he suffered racial abuse at the electric carmakerβs factory. Plus, Snapchat is rolling out a new βRun for Officeβ in-app tool to encourage young people to run for local office. And the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Dougal Shaw reports on a new dating app that uses people's music tastes to try and make a match. We're joined throughout the programme by Simon Littlewood of ACG Global in Singapore and Ann Dwyer, Editor of Crain's Chicago Business.
(Picture: Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee. Picture credit: Getty.)
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