Face Book's Profits Drop by One %, Right?

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Some countries in the world where 35 % of all the content people see in the news the news feed is just re share. So anything that decreases the volume of reshares decreases face book's profits by little, tiny bits each time. And this would make the world a lot safer, because you would just really rank down the kinds of things that are shared. I think it's one of thesethings where this is a change that facebook would show that they were serious about decreasing extreme polarizing device of content very easily. It's not a one click fix to the world, but it might be one click safer.

We are now in social media's Big Tobacco moment. And that’s largely thanks to the courage of one woman: Frances Haugen.

Frances is a specialist in algorithmic product management. She worked at Google, Pinterest, and Yelp before joining Facebook — first as a Product Manager on Civic Misinformation, and then on the Counter-Espionage team. But what she saw at Facebook was that the company consistently and knowingly prioritized profits over public safety. So Frances made the courageous decision to blow the whistle — which resulted in the biggest disclosure in the history of Facebook, and in the history of social media.

In this special interview, co-hosts Tristan and Aza go behind the headlines with Frances herself. We go deeper into the problems she exposed, discuss potential solutions, and explore her motivations — along with why she fundamentally believes change is possible. We also announce an exciting campaign being launched by the Center for Humane Technology — to use this window of opportunity to make Facebook safer.