Facebook will likely resume work on Instagram for kids, the whistleblower told Congress by abebrown716
... [+]Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen urged Congress on Tuesday to pass new regulations on the company while decrying many parts of her former employer’s business.
“The company’s leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer but won’t make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people,” she said. “Congressional action is needed.” Haugen made several suggestions while speaking before the Senate subcommittee on consumer protection, including forcing Facebook to change its recommendation-based algorithm and possibly alteringfor the tech industry, Section 230, which offers broad protection to companies such as Facebook.
Haugen emphasized that the changes she suggested—mostly to reduce negative posts within Facebook feed that keep users engaged—wouldn’t upend Facebook’s finances entirely. “People would consume less content on Facebook, but Facebook would still be profitable,” she said. Further, she said, it might work to Facebook’s advantage in the long term to enact these changes, encouraging battle-weary users to join the platform.
Haugen underlined Facebook’s determination to tap a constant source of young users and said that without congressional action it would likely resume work on its Instagram for Kids, a project it has been forced to pause in recent weeks. She also made clear that the company has chosen to prioritize dangerous content that helps keep users on its site longer.
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