WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen offered deep insight Tuesday into how the social media giant works and how it could be fixed.
From an insular culture to harm to teens’ body image, Haugen told US senators what she saw inside the company.“If you split Facebook and Instagram apart, it’s likely that most advertising dollars will go to Instagram and Facebook will continue to be this Frankenstein... that is endangering lives around the world... these systems are going to continue to exist and be dangerous even if broken up.
“Those clicks and comments and re-shares aren’t necessarily for your benefit... They prioritise content in your feed so that you will give little hits of dopamine to your friends so they will produce more content.” — AFP
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