What the Facebook whistleblower reveals about social media and conflict

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Author(s)
Esberg, J.
Publication language
English
Date published
18 Nov 2021
Publisher
International Crisis Group
Type
Blogs
Keywords
Comms, media & information, Data security
Link
https://www.crisisgroup.org/united-states/united-states-internal/what-facebook-w…

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen’s recent testimony before the U.S. Senate reasserted the platform’s role in propagating misinformation that feeds conflict offline. Facebook should do more to reduce the spread of harmful content by revamping its moderation capacities and modifying its algorithm.