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Back to Episodes"The Power of One": Frances Haugen's Decision to Blow the Whistle on Facebook
Episode 345
Published 2 years, 11 months ago
Description
Data scientist, whistleblower and now author, Frances Haugen, joins the podcast to discuss her book, which comes out today. Frances describes her journey through tech as an algorithmic product manager, her growing understanding of the risk of radicalization and political violence that Facebook posed and her ultimate decision to blow the whistle when it became clear that Facebook, profiting from outrage, wasn't going to fix itself.