Whistleblower piles pressure on Facebook
Frances Haugen tells the British parliament that Facebook’s engagement algorithm put users at risk of online harm.
Frances Haugen tells a British parliamentary committee that the social giant’s engagement algorithm puts users at risk of harm. Plus we get a view from India, where the platform stands accused of allowing dangerous misinformation to spread. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with senior Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ tech reporter Jane Wakefield and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
Producer: Jat Gill
(Photo: Frances Haugen, former product manager on Facebook"s civic misinformation team, leaves the Houses of Parliament, London. Credit: Henry Nicholls/Reuters)
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