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☆ Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +7 min
But some very narrow minded and very nationalist types escalated hate against Rohingya on Facebook,” he said. Instead, Meta’s algorithms “proactively amplified and promoted content” on Facebook, which incited violent hatred against the Rohingya beginning as early as 2012. And they are asking Meta to pay reparations for its role in the violent repression of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, which the U.S. declared a genocide earlier this year. “These algorithms are really dangerous to our human rights. The Rohingya refugees are seeking unspecified reparations from the Menlo Park, California-based social media giant for its role in perpetuating genocide.
☆ Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen launches nonprofit to make social media healthier
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Former Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen on Thursday announced a new nonprofit with the goal of making social media healthier. Haugen has become a well-known figure since leaking tens of thousands of pages of internal documents and later revealing her identity on "60 Minutes" last year. Facebook has previously said the documents were cherry-picked and their framing skewed away from potentially positive interpretations of the data. Haugen has more recently advocated for specific laws in the U.S. and abroad that aim to make social media safer for kids. Haugen voiced her support for the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, which was recently signed into law by Gov.
☆ Facebook whistleblower launches nonprofit to solve social media harms
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen speaks at the SXSW (South by Southwest) conference and festivals in Austin, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2022. REUTERS/Montinique MonroeRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 22 (Reuters) - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is launching a nonprofit organization that will seek solutions to harms created by social media, she said on Thursday. The former product manager at Facebook, since renamed Meta Platforms (META.O), made headlines last year after coming out as the source of thousands of leaked internal documents, which she said detailed the social media company's failures to protect teen girls on Instagram and clamp down on vaccine misinformation. It will partner with Project Liberty, an organization working to build a new operating protocol for social networking, and Common Sense Media, which advocates for safe media content for kids. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Sheila Dang in Dallas; Editing by Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Mark Zuckerberg has lost $70 billion in net worth, bumping him down to 20th richest person in the world
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's net worth has plummeted by $70 billion so far this year, a fall of 55%. Zuckerberg is now just the 20th richest person on the planet, way behind Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. But since then, it's tanked down to $55.3 billion, a fall of just over 55%, according to the data. Forbes puts his net worth at $53.4 billion. Meta's net income fell 36%, or more than $3 billion, in the second quarter from the same period in 2021.
☆ Twitter whistleblower alleges execs misled board and public on spam, security
  + stars: | 2022-08-23 | by ( Todd Haselton Lauren Feiner | Todd Haselton | Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +6 min
The complaints, obtained by CNBC, were filed by nonprofit law firm Whistleblower Aid, which is representing Twitter's former head of security, Peiter "Mudge" Zatko. Whistleblower Aid, which also represented Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, verified the authenticity of the documents with CNBC. A Twitter whistleblower is alleging "extreme, egregious deficiencies by Twitter" related to privacy, security and content moderation, according to complaints filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. If government regulators were to find Twitter misled consumers about its security protocols, that may be considered a violation of its 2011 agreement with the FTC. At the time, Twitter was barred for 20 years from misleading consumers about how it protects their security and private information.
☆ Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is reportedly being funded by the billionaire founder of eBay
  + stars: | 2021-10-21 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is backed by the billionaire founder of eBay, Politico reported. "We are the only organization from The Omidyar Group that is directly supporting the work of Frances Haugen and her team. Sophie Zhang, another Facebook whistleblower who first spoke out about issues at the company in April 2021, has received less public attention. "We are grateful to the brave people who have called out Big Tech for its bad behavior. They are an important part of creating systemic checks and balances for Big Tech," the post continues.
☆ Nicola Mendelsohn has been named Facebook's new ad chief. Here are the 22 most powerful ad execs still at Facebook.
  + stars: | 2021-10-13 | by ( Lauren Johnson | Tanya Dua | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
Nicola Mendelsohn has been named Facebook's new ad chief, a role previously held by Carolyn Everson. Facebook has named Nicola Mendelsohn to the top advertising sales role of VP of the global business group. She had been the interim ad sales leader since June, when former ad exec Carolyn Everson left to become Instacart's president. Facebook's ad revenue continues to increase despite the exodus and ongoing regulations and warnings about the impact on ad performance from the introduction of Apple's App Tracking Transparency, which will limit ad targeting and measurement on Apple devices. Their roles span ad sales, strategy, marketing and product across Facebook's properties including its core app, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.
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