Discussion

• @gillibrandny Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on x

  .@FrancesHaugen is right - we need a dedicated regulatory agency to hold Facebook and other Big Tech companies accountable for how their algorithms push misinformation and how our data is used and misused for their profit. We need a Data Protection Agency. https://twitter.com/...

• @klonick Kate Klonick on x

  We do need an agency, but it should never be in charge of misinformation, and at least as @gillibrandny summarizes it here, this would be wildly unconstitutional. https://twitter.com/...

• @issielapowsky Issie Lapowsky on x

  @FrancesHaugen Blackburn says it's a problem that FB removed 600k underage users in a three month period. Wait til she hears that TikTok kicked off 7 million in the same time period https://www.protocol.com/...

• @schwartzesque Mattathias Schwartz on x

  I don't want to say that Andy flat-out lied to me during our initial 2017 phone calls about Cambridge Analytica. So hard to know if spokespeople are being mendacious, or are just out of the loop. Regardless, nothing he says about a breaking crisis should be taken at face value. h…

• @senjohnthune Senator John Thune on x

  Facebook users should be given more transparency & power over what info they're fed on FB. Users need to be empowered to make their own decisions about the content they want to see. https://twitter.com/...

• @samidh @samidh on x

  So @Facebook let's dispense with the ad hominem distraction and instead focus on real discussion of the issues at hand and the proposals being brought forth (e.g., by @persily today). The public deserves better.

• @bigblackjacobin Edward Ongweso Jr on x

  genuinely don't understand Haugen's anti-antitrust takes. she says FB has a long list of abuses, that it has reached a near trillion dollar valuation prioritizing profits over safety, that it cannot staff its own projects, but should stay whole and get a special agency for itself…

• @cspan @cspan on x

  Frances Haugen: “Facebook changed those safety defaults in the run-up to the election because they knew they were dangerous. And, because they wanted that growth back, they wanted the acceleration of the platform back after the election, they returned to their original defaults.”…

• @juliacarriew Julia Carrie Wong on x

  Just pointing out a fact https://twitter.com/...

• @franceshaugen Frances Haugen on x

  Here is the full text of my opening statement to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation: https://www.franceshaugen.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...

• @bostonjoan @bostonjoan on x

  Facebook Whistleblower really putting the screws to the companies' major talking points over the years. Making claims the company did not remove as much hate speech and misinformation as they claim. It's difficult to know from the outside how to verify this.

• @bernstein Joe Bernstein on x

  A federal misinformation agency is an unconscionably bad idea. Please just think literally one step ahead https://twitter.com/...

• @joeosborne Joe Osborne on x

  @NicoleGoodkind This is wrong. We left a number of the measures on through Jan 6, added additional measures following the violence at the Capitol, and made some of the changes-like not recommending political groups-permanent. Again, Ms. Haugen didn't work on these efforts - but t…

• @larakate @larakate on x

  I have empathy for the FB comms team. They're carrying water for decisions they don't make and that's hard. But trying to discredit @FrancesHaugen via tweets is gross and also not a winning comms strategy.

• @kellymakena Makena Kelly on x

  Klobuchar asks if teens are some of Facebook's most profitable users: Haugen: “I'm sure they are some of the more profitable users on Facebook, but I do not work directly on them.”

• @evelyndouek Evelyn Douek on x

  It's still baffling to me that the hearing on social media and teen mental health last ignored... the app where all the teens are https://twitter.com/...

• @brandyzadrozny Brandy Zadrozny on x

  Facebook's aggressive, kinda smug pushback response, undermining the credibility of Frances Haugen, its own internal researchers, and outside researchers last month is an interesting strategy. I'm no expert, is there a way that this is good PR? (Seriously asking.) https://twitter…

• @marshablackburn Sen. Marsha Blackburn on x

  If Facebook wants to discuss its targeting of children, come forward and testify. https://twitter.com/...

• @johnpaczkowski John Paczkowski on x

  Bad look considering she disclosed this AND so much FB research is available internally. https://twitter.com/...

• @franceshaugen Frances Haugen on x

  I'll be testifying to the Senate tomorrow at 10a ET / 7a PT about @Instagram and @Facebook's impacts on children and society at large. You can watch here: https://www.commerce.senate.gov/ ...

• @senmarkey Ed Markey on x

  Here's my message for Mark Zuckerberg. https://twitter.com/...

• @rwpusa Richard W. Painter on x

  How many people around the globe died horrible deaths so Facebook could maximize profits? Today's testimony should end the lie that profit maximization is the only goal of corporate governance. If not, we can kiss democracy and our market economy good bye. https://www.cnn.com/...

• @sachabaroncohen Sacha Baron Cohen on x

  RT to tell @FrancesHaugen: Thank you for your courage in standing up to Facebook and the lies and hate it spreads! It's time to hold Mark Zuckerberg accountable. #FacebookKills https://twitter.com/...

• @joncoopertweets Jon Cooper on x

  “I believe Facebook's products harm children, stoke division & weaken our democracy. The company's leadership knows how to make Facebook & Instagram safer but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people.” https://www.cnn.com/...

• @repkenbuck Rep. Ken Buck on x

  Where is Mark Zuckerberg? I would love to hear from him.

• @charlieangusndp Charlie Angus Ndp on x

  The all-party Parliamentary Ethics Committee did a deep dive into toxic corporate nature of Facebook. It's time to break up the monopoly. The Algorithms that drive extremist content must be tackled. The privacy rights of citizens must be protected. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @_karenhao Karen Hao on x

  .@FrancesHaugen's Senate testimony today echoed many of my findings from my 9-month investigation into Facebook's Responsible AI team. I pulled together the most relevant parts of my reporting to give more context to the points she raised. https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...

• @wjz @wjz on x

  Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who first came forward in an explosive “60 Minutes” interview, told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that there is “no one” holding Mark Zuckerberg accountable except for himself. https://www.cbsnews.com/...

• @sensanders Bernie Sanders on x

  Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg in 2009: $2 billion Wealth of Mark Zuckerberg today: $122 billion Yes. It's time to break up Facebook, break up Big Tech & demand that the wealthy & powerful pay their fair share of taxes. We cannot continue to let Facebook put profits over safety.

• @cindygallop Cindy Gallop on x

  “I'm in tears watching @FrancesHaugen. My 15 yo daughter loved her body at 14. On Instagram constantly. Suddenly started hating her body & body dysmorphia, now anorexia, & was in deep deep trouble b4 we found treatment. I fear she will never be the same.” https://www.nytimes.com/…

• @mollyjongfast Molly Jong-Fast on x

  More proof that Democracy dies on Facebook https://twitter.com/...

• @mat Mat Honan on x

  Incredible explainer here from @_KarenHao on why @FrancesHaugen's shift of focus from content moderation to algorithms is so important, and why it is the *algorithm* as much as the content itself that ultimately matters https://www.technologyreview.com/ ...

• @cindygallop Cindy Gallop on x

  'We're moving into hour 3 of @FrancesHaugen's testimony and she hasn't shown any signs of flagging. Confident, poised and accurate, for my money she is one of the most impressive critics of Facebook I've seen appear on Capitol Hill.' @MikeIsaac @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/..…