Determined to bring transparency and accountability to Big Tech, in 2021 Frances Haugen risked everything to blow the whistle on Facebook.
She copied tens of thousands of pages of documents that revealed that the social media giant had accidentally changed its algorithm to reward extremism. Even worse, Facebook knew its customers were using the platform to f ... Show More
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From Drinking Every Morning to Running 340 Miles: Tommie Runz on Recovery, Running & Redemption
Tommie Runz is a runner, sobriety advocate, and co-host of the PR Project. This conversation explores addiction and redemption through Tommie's insistence that sobriety comes first and everything else is downstream. We discuss his backstory, the denial and the delusion of functio ... Show More
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Hunter Biden Is Out Of Secrets: A Story of Recovery, Exposure & Amends
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Summer Playlist 2023 Episode 7 | Frances Haugen, Advocate for Accountability and Transparency in Social Media & Author of “The Power of One”
<p>On the final installment of our Summer Playlist, we welcome Frances Haugen into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Frances is an advocate for accountability and transparency in social media and the author of the memoir, The Power of One: How I Found the Strength to Tell the Truth and ... Show More
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Dec 2022
Real social media solutions, with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen | Your Undivided Attention
When it comes to social media risk, there is reason to hope for consensus. Center for Humane Technology co-founder Tristan Harris recently helped launch a new initiative called the Council for Responsible Social Media (CRSM) in Washington, D.C. It’s a coalition between religious ... Show More
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The Facebook Whistle-Blower Testifies
<p>The Senate testimony of Frances Haugen on Tuesday was an eagerly awaited event.</p><p>Last month, Ms. Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, leaked internal company documents to The Wall Street Journal that exposed the social media giant’s inner workings.</p><p>How will Ms ... Show More
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