• #70 2024 Election: Blowing the Whistle on Facebook

  • Oct 21 2024
  • Length: 56 mins
  • Podcast

#70 2024 Election: Blowing the Whistle on Facebook

  • Summary

  • Is social media a net negative for society? Join us this week as Manu sits down with data scientist and Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen. Tune in as they discuss how social media has contributed to social unrest and violence across the globe as well as Frances’ role in exposing it.


    Episode 70 guest: meet Frances Haugen

    Frances Haugen’s Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-One-Strength-Whistle-Facebook/dp/031647522X


    PODCAST INFO:

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    OUTLINE:

    0:00 intro

    1:15 Blowing the whistle on Facebook

    5:10 How Facebook caused violence

    9:50 Benefits and drawbacks of social media

    15:50 social media and polarization

    19:12 Mark Zuckerberg

    24:50 What is effective social media?

    29:30 social media and childhood health

    39:00 polarization and algorithms

    45:13 misinformation

    49:01 Frances’ why




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