TED Tech Real social media solutions, with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen | Your Undivided Attention
Dec 23, 2022
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Whistleblower's Risk
- Frances Haugen risked her career and safety to expose Facebook's harmful practices.
- She was motivated by witnessing the severe consequences of misinformation and ethnic violence in vulnerable countries.
Algorithms and Extremism
- Algorithms on social media platforms push users toward extreme content, hate, anger, and division.
- This is because these algorithms prioritize clicks and engagement, regardless of the content's nature.
Algorithm Reset
- Allow users to easily reset their recommendation algorithms.
- This empowers users, especially teens, to escape filter bubbles and harmful content.