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Facebook whistleblower says transparency needed to fix social media ills

By Sheila Dang on Dec 6, 2021 1:26PM
Facebook whistleblower says transparency needed to fix social media ills

Urges deeper investigation.

A deeper investigation into Facebook's lack of controls to prevent misinformation and abuse in languages other than English is likely to leave people "even more shocked" about the potential harms caused by the social media firm, whistleblower Frances Haugen told Reuters. Haugen, a ...

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