Louise Bernard with Alexis Patri 11:39 am, October 25, 2021
According to information from our American colleagues from the "Washington Post", a new whistleblower, former employee of Facebook, denounces the practices of the social network.
Revelations made to the American stock market authority and which come after the information disclosed by the former employee Frances Haugen.
The Facebook group (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp) is once again in turmoil.
After Frances Haugen, whose testimony plunged the group into a media and political storm, it is the turn of another ex-employee to denounce the practices of the social network.
According to information from our American colleagues at the
Washington Post
, this new source would have given his testimony to the SEC, the American stock exchange authority.
The former employee criticizes Facebook for prioritizing profits over moderation of problematic content.
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New leaks to come
He would have denounced the behavior of managers, who undermined efforts to fight against disinformation, for fear of offending Donald Trump or of less interest to users. In parallel, the American media published all weekend other internal documents revealed by the whistleblower Frances Haugen. In 2020, Facebook would have been aware of the radicalization of many users, and the flood of disinformation related to the presidential election. Without reacting.
Facebook issued a statement to recall its heavy investments in the fight against disinformation.
Not sure that this is enough, because the revelations could well continue.
According to another American media,
The Information
, a dozen press organizations are preparing to publish other whistleblower documents.