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Facebook's bad week: a 60 Minutes interview, a six-hour outage, and a Senate whistleblower hearing

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Senate Hearing on Facebook's Impact

This chapter reviews a Senate hearing addressing Facebook's role in children's mental health, focused on its algorithm's promotion of harmful content. The discussion emphasizes bipartisan concerns over the company's accountability and internal culture that prioritizes engagement metrics despite ethical implications.

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