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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 7:49:13 GMT -6
A subcommittee of Senate Commerce is holding a hearing about protecting kids online.
Livestream at commerce.senate.gov
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Post by LaRo422 on Oct 5, 2021 7:50:51 GMT -6
I can't follow along in real time, so but I'll be checking in here when I can!
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 7:54:27 GMT -6
Subcommittee members:
Chair: Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Senator Ben Ray Luhán (D-NM)
Ranking Member: Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) Senator Roy Blunt ( R-MO) Senator John Thune (R-SD) Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) Senator Todd Young (R-IN)
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:06:42 GMT -6
We've gaveled in and the Chairman is praising the witness for coming forward
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:08:30 GMT -6
Blumenthal: FB viewed fake accounts kids use to hide their online activity from their parents as "a unique value proposition " enabling them to profit more
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:09:07 GMT -6
Blumenthal: FB knowingly promoted products and content that was harmful to the mental and physical health of teens and pre-teens
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:09:43 GMT -6
Blumenthal: FB is "having a big-tobacco moment"
As AG of CT he prosecuted big tobacco
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:11:46 GMT -6
Blumenthal: Zuckerberg has caused damage that "will haunt a generation " for years to come. Instead of coming here and answering for his misdeeds, he is sailing
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:14:46 GMT -6
Blumenthal: FB ignores its own research recommending reforms to reduce the harm its products cause
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:15:39 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Oct 5, 2021 8:18:31 GMT -6
Why are they not masked?
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:21:59 GMT -6
Blackburn: FB's own research shows that 66% of young girls experience negative social comparisons on FB/IG
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:22:17 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:23:34 GMT -6
Blackburn: FB researches kids as young as 8 to market to them 😳
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:24:24 GMT -6
Blackburn: FB deleted 6 million accounts of underage kids in one month
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:25:19 GMT -6
Blackburn: FB turns a blind eye to human trafficking and drug cartels exploiting it's platforms
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:26:39 GMT -6
This poor witness keeps yawning and trying so hard to be discreet
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:30:13 GMT -6
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:33:19 GMT -6
Haugen, basically: social media platforms don't, like, HAVE to be evil
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:33:53 GMT -6
Haugen: until the incentives change, FB will not change
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:35:04 GMT -6
Haugen: Statement of Frances HaugenOctober 4, 2021When we realized tobacco companies were hiding the harms it caused, thegovernment took action. When we figured out cars were safer with seat belts, thegovernment took action. And today, the government is taking action againstcompanies that hid evidence on opioids.I implore you to do the same here.Right now, Facebook chooses what information billions of people see, shaping theirperception of reality. Even those who don’t use Facebook are impacted by theradicalization of people who do. A company with control over our deepest thoughts,feelings and behaviors needs real oversight.But Facebook’s closed design meansit has no oversight—even from its own OversightBoard, which is as blind as the public. Only Facebookknows how it personalizes yourfeed for you. It hides behind walls that keep the eyes of researchers and regulatorsfrom understanding the true dynamics of the system. When the tobacco companiesclaimed that filtered cigarettes were safer for consumers, it was possible for scientiststo independently invalidate that marketing message and confirm that in fact they poseda greater threat to human health.1But today we can’tmake this kind of independentassessment of Facebook. We have to just trust what Facebook says is true—and theyhave repeatedly proved that they do not deserve our blind faith.
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Post by clucky on Oct 5, 2021 8:37:52 GMT -6
This poor witness keeps yawning and trying so hard to be discreet I cannot imagine how much stress she is under over the last few days, and has been prior, including starting at the collecting of all that information. (Isn’t she the one from 60 minutes?)
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:38:30 GMT -6
Haugen: "I came forward at serious personal risk "
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:38:43 GMT -6
This poor witness keeps yawning and trying so hard to be discreet I cannot imagine how much stress she is under over the last few days, and has been prior, including starting at the collecting of all that information. (Isn’t she the one from 60 minutes?) Yes exactly
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:39:47 GMT -6
Sounds like Zuck might find himself under contempt of congress
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:41:06 GMT -6
Haugen: FB knows that its algorithms very quickly lead users from innocuous content like "healthy recipes " to anorexia
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:43:21 GMT -6
Blumenthal: FB is morally bankrupt
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Post by dc2london on Oct 5, 2021 8:46:25 GMT -6
Haugen: there are organizational problems within FB that will require regulation and oversight to change. The parts of the company tasked with keeping us safe don't cross-pollenate with the other parts, so growth-based decisions regularly undermine the work of the safety and accountability efforts
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Post by clucky on Oct 5, 2021 8:48:00 GMT -6
I’m catching a bit of this right now. Her description of a flat org and how that set up is problematic and how those who are recruiting members contradicts those putting protections in place. Oof
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Post by clucky on Oct 5, 2021 8:49:19 GMT -6
I’m surprised at how not annoyed I am at Blackburn.
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