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Jul 2023

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

Financial Times

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.

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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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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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