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Zuckerberg Rejects Claims That Facebook Prioritizes Profits Over User Safety

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia, on the newest of 2 developments

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday addressed claims made by whistleblower Frances Haugen, denying that the company prioritizes profits over user safety.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Zuckerberg responds to Facebook whistleblower's allegations

    Headline from The Hill ·

  2. Newest

    Zuckerberg Rejects Claims That Facebook Prioritizes Profits Over User Safety

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

Reports & sources

126 articles, oldest first.

  1. Poynter

    Facebook’s whistleblower reveals herself and troubling information (opens Poynter)

    Published

    Poynter's feed description

    Frances Haugen secretly copied thousands of pages of Facebook internal research that shows it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest.

  2. Newsweek

    Facebook worse than Google, other platforms on misinformation, hate, whistleblower says (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    "I've seen a bunch of social networks, and it was substantially worse at Facebook than anything I've seen before," the whistleblower says.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Whistleblower: Facebook chose profit over public safety (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

    Published

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — A data scientist who was revealed Sunday as the Facebook whistleblower says that whenever there was a conflict between the public good and what benefited the

  4. Insider

    A Facebook whistleblower said it knows that its algorithms are pushing QAnon and white nationalist content to Trump fans, but denies it (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Frances Haugen said in an interview with CBS that Facebook was reluctant to do anything that would lower engagement, and cost it money.

  5. NBC New York

    Facebook Whistleblower Reveals Identity, Accuses the Platform of a ‘Betrayal of Democracy' (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic misinformation team, revealed herself as the whistleblower behind the leaked documents.

  6. CBS News

    Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    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.

  7. Breitbart News

    Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen Claims She Wants to 'Fix' Mark Zuckerberg's Company (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    The Wall Street Journal has revealed the identity of the Facebook whistleblower who provided many of the documents that made up the publication's Facebook Files series.

  8. CNN

    Whistleblower: Facebook will lose money if they fix the algorithm. And they know it (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents was revealed on "60 Minutes." CNN's Brian Stelter reports Frances Haugen, the former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at the company, says the documents …

  9. CBS News

    Whistleblower's SEC complaint: Facebook knew platform was used to "promote human trafficking and domestic servitude" (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    For the first time, read the whistleblower's complaints to the SEC that led to 60 Minutes' report on Facebook.

  10. GBH News

    Facebook's new whistleblower is renewing scrutiny of the social media giant (opens GBH News)

    Published

    GBH News's feed description

    A data scientist named Frances Haugen has revealed herself to be the whistleblower behind a massive exposure of the inner workings at Facebook.

  11. CBS News

    Facebook whistleblower says company incentivizes "angry, polarizing, divisive content" (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    An internal Facebook study obtained by 60 Minutes stated: "The current set of financial incentives our algorithms create does not appear to be aligned with our mission."

  12. Newsweek

    Mark Zuckerberg left reeling from Facebook whistleblower allegations (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Whistleblower Frances Haugen accused the social network of putting profits before safety after reports claim Instagram knew it was "toxic" for teenage girls.

  13. The Guardian

    How friend ‘lost to misinformation’ drove Facebook whistleblower (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Frances Haugen became frustrated it was not publicly acknowledging the harm its platforms could cause

  14. France 24

    Whistleblower says Facebook chooses ‘profit over safety’ (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    The whistleblower who shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were fueling hate and harming children’s mental health revealed her identity Sunday in a t…

  15. Politico

    Facebook whistleblower reveals herself, condemns company as dangerous (opens Politico)

    Published

    Politico's feed description

    Frances Haugen said: “The version of Facebook that exists today is tearing our societies apart and causing ethnic violence around the world.”

  16. The Guardian

    Facebook putting profit before public good, says whistleblower Frances Haugen (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Internal papers show firm is lying about making progress against hate, violence and misinformation, ex-employee says

  17. The Hill

    Facebook whistleblower says company engaged in 'betrayal of democracy' (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    A former Facebook employee who is sounding the alarm regarding the company’s practices said the platform engaged in a “betrayal of democracy” when it scaled back anti-misinformation efforts following the 2020 presid

  18. Engadget

    Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says company 'chooses profits over safety' (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    The whistleblower behind several recent Facebook reports says the company "chooses profits over safety.".

  19. Insider

    Whistleblower says a Facebook study found only up to 5% of hate on the platform is addressed (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    The copied documents also showed that only .6% of violence and incitement on the platform was addressed.

  20. The Daily Dot

    Facebook whistleblower reveals her identity (opens The Daily Dot)

    Published

    The Daily Dot's feed description

    Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen comes forward, claims company is aware of the harms it causes but unwilling to change.

  21. Politico

    Facebook whistleblower speaks out (opens Politico)

    Published

    Politico's feed description

    The Facebook whistleblower has revealed her identity.

  22. France 24

    Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says firm chooses 'profit over safety' (opens France 24)

    Published

    France 24's feed description

    Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says firm chooses 'profit over safety'

  23. Rolling Stone

    'A Betrayal of Democracy': What We Learned From the Facebook Whistleblower Interview (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The social network repeatedly chose “profits over public safety,” said former employee Frances Haugen

  24. New York Times

    Whistle-Blower Says Facebook ‘Chooses Profits Over Safety’ (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    Frances Haugen, a Facebook product manager who left the company in May, revealed that she had provided internal documents to journalists and others.

  25. Insider

    Facebook whistleblower says Mark Zuckerberg 'never set out to make a hateful platform' but that he allows choices that give hateful content more reach (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, said the company chooses what's good for the company over what's good for the public.

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