How convenient that Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen just gave the social network another excuse to crack down on conservative content.
In her congressional testimony Tuesday , Haugen, …
How convenient that Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen just gave the social network another excuse to crack down on conservative content. In her congressional testimony Tuesday, Haugen, a data scientist, called on Congress to enact more regulations on her former employer to combat misinformation on the platform, saying the company puts profits over public safety. At issue for Haugen is Facebook’s algorithm, which in 2018 the company changed to prioritize high-engagement content, thereby contributing — according to Haugen — to increased divisiveness and polarization among users. Haugen even went so far as to say that Facebook’s switching off of “safeguards” after the 2020 election led to the Jan.6 US Capitol riot. “Fast forward a couple months, we got the insurrection,” she said in an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday. Whatever you think of the Capitol riot, Facebook did not cause it. The way Haugen used the word “insurrection” hinted of her likely progressive-lefty politics — revealing her true motives. And what Haugen means by “safeguards” is no doubt censoring of conservative content, in a way Post readers know all too well. That’s her main objective: censorship. She wants a complete overhaul of the content-moderation rules on Facebook, including an “independent” governmental body overseeing such changes. And as a good progressive, she pushes these new regulations under the guise of “safety.” “Facebook has demonstrated they cannot act independently,” Haugen told “60 Minutes.
