“Moral bankruptcy” or “flee forward”: 11 key points from the Facebook whistleblower testimony

The complainant of Facebook Frances Haugen offered information on Tuesday about how the social media giant works. From a culture of isolation to the damage to the image of adolescents, Haugen recounted to US senators what he saw inside the company.

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Here are some highlights from her testimony:

1.- Facebook, el Frankenstein

“Si separas a Facebook and Instagram, most of the ad money is likely to go to Instagram and Facebook will continue to be this Frankenstein (…) who endangers lives around the world (…) these systems will continue to exist and exist, and will be dangerous even if they are damaged ”.

2.- Company studies

“I believe that it is vitally important that we establish mechanisms so that internal investigations of Facebook are disclosed to the public on a regular basis ”.

3.- Isolation culture

“Facebook it has a culture that emphasizes that the way forward is to isolate yourself, because if the information is shared with the public, it will simply be misinterpreted ”.

4.- Change will not bring ruin

“A lot of the changes I’m talking about won’t make Facebook stop being a profitable company ”, said. “It just won’t be a ridiculously profitable company like it is today.”

5.- Age limit

“I highly recommend raising the age limits to 16 or 18, based on observing data on problem use or addiction on the platform and children’s self-regulation issues.”, said. Currently, the official limit to join Facebook is 13 years.

6.- Facebook needs help

“You can file for moral bankruptcy, you can admit that you did something wrong. And we can flee forward ”.

7.- Eating disorders

“I also want to emphasize that eating disorders are serious, there are going to be women walking this planet in 60 years with brittle bones due to the decisions that Facebook made today to prioritize profits.”

8.- Parents do not understand

“Facebook knows that today’s parents, who (…) have never had this addictive experience with a piece of technology, give their children bad advice. They say things like ‘Why don’t you just stop using it?’ “

9.- Structural problems

“Facebook created an organization in which the part responsible for the growth and expansion of the firm is separate and does not mix regularly with the part that focuses on the damages that the company has caused.

10.- Mark Zuckerberg decide

“In the end, the ball stops with Mark (Zuckerberg). There is currently no one to whom Mark is accountable except himself. ”

11.- Dopamine dose

“Facebook knows that there is content that provokes extreme reaction from users and is more likely to get a click, a comment or to be shared “, which “are not necessarily” benefits the user but is “Prioritize so that you give small doses of dopamine to your friends so that they in turn produce more content.”

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Deshawn