Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen talks with CBS' Scott Pelley on 60 Minutes. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen talks with CBS' Scott Pelley on 60 Minutes. "But what evidence there is simply does not support the idea that Facebook, or social media more generally, is the primary cause of polarisation." “Facebook has realized that if they change the algorithm to be safer, people will spend less time on the site, they'll click on less ads, they'll make less money,” says Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Then on Sunday morning, Clegg appeared on CNN's "Reliable Sources" programme in another pre-emptive attempt to soften the blow of the bombshell dropped on "60 Minutes."

Source: New Zealand Herald October 04, 2021 01:07 UTC