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Jul 2023
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Frances Haugen’s lessons as a Facebook w...

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About this episode

Frances Haugen was just another Silicon Valley tech worker until she decided to speak up about what was happening inside Facebook. Now she’s written a book about her experience titled The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and Why I Blew the Whistle on Facebook. Frances talks to Michela about what she’s learned. 


Clips from CBS, CNBC 

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For further reading:

Who is Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen?

Facebook after the whistleblower: can Zuckerberg reboot the social network?

The FT’s 25 most influential women of 2021 

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On Twitter, follow Michela Tindera (@mtindera07)


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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