Frances Haugen
Frances Haugen | |
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 Haugen in 2024 | |
| Born | Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | Olin College (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Data engineer, product manager |
| Website | franceshaugen |
Frances Haugen is an American electrical engineer, data scientist, product manager, and whistleblower.[1] In 2021, she disclosed [or showed] tens of thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Wall Street Journal. She also filed (or made) a whistleblower complaint to the SEC; In the complaint she has said that Facebook has misled (or gave wrong information to) investors [to give priority, or] "to prioritize growth over safety"; She says that was done by ignoring research showing that it (or Facebook) amplifies "angry, polarizing, [and] divisive content", and that can put public safety at risk.[2][3]
She gave testimony in front of one of the committees of the United States Senate, on October 5.[1][4]
Later in October, Facebook's Oversight Board said that it will [meet or] speak with Haugen about her knowledge of the business (of Facebook) and its practices.[5]
She was born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.the-sun.com/tech/3791302/who-is-frances-haugen-facebook-whistleblower/. Retrieved 4 October 2021
- ↑ Mac, Ryan; Kang, Cecilia (2021-10-03). "Whistle-Blower Says Facebook 'Chooses Profits Over Safety'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ↑ Pelley, Scott. "Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation". CBS News. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/G3jRk9/facebook-varsler-til-senatet-svekker-demokratiet-vaart. Retrieved 5 October 2021
- ↑ "Facebook's Oversight Board will meet with the Facebook whistleblower". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ↑ Horwitz, Jeff (October 3, 2021). "The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
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