Monday, October 11, 2021

SOCIAL MEDIA - Facebook in the Spotlight

"What caused the Facebook outage and how it affected global users, businessesPBS NewsHour 10/4/2021

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SUMMARY:  Facebook and its group of apps and social media platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram were down most of Monday.  The outages come on the eve of another difficult congressional hearing for the social media giant.  The cause of the outages still has not been explained.  Sheera Frenkel of The New York Times reports on Facebook extensively and joins William Brangham to discuss.

 

 

"Facebook whistleblower asks Congress to regulate tech giant’s influence on usersPBS NewsHour 10/5/2021

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SUMMARY:  Facebook is under fire Tuesday following testimony by a former employee before a U.S. Senate committee.  Frances Haugen alleged the company too frequently turns a blind eye to potential harm for the sake of profit.  Facebook denied that in statements to the PBS NewsHour and said it is working to make its platforms safer.  William Brangham has our report.

 

WATCH LIVE:  Facebook whistleblower testifies to Senate on children and social media



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