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The Facebook Papers: News organizations around the world report on disclosures made by whistleblower Frances Haugen

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The Facebook Papers are redacted versions of disclosures made by whistleblower Frances Haugen to the SEC, alleging Facebook was prioritizing profits over safety and hiding its own research from investors and the public.

The Facebook Papers are redacted versions of disclosures made by whistleblower Frances Haugen to the SEC, alleging Facebook was prioritizing profits over safety and hiding its own research from investors and the public.

  1. 25 Oct 2021

    THREAD: What are ? The papers are redacted versions of disclosures made by whistleblower Frances Haugen to the SEC, alleging Facebook was prioritizing profits over safety and hiding its own research from investors and the public.

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  2. 25 Oct 2021

    An examination of internal company documents shows failure to address systemic problems monitoring posts in Arabic and other languages.

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  3. 25 Oct 2021

    THREAD: Facebook once faced the threat of being removed from Apple's app store over maids being bought and traded on its websites, documents obtained by the show.

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  4. 25 Oct 2021

    THREAD: Thousands of pages of internal Facebook documents provided to Congress by a former employee depict an internally conflicted company where data on the harms it causes is abundant, but solutions are halting at best.

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  5. 25 Oct 2021

    "Authoritarianism predates the rise of Facebook, of course. But Facebook makes it much easier for authoritarians to win," writes:

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  6. 25 Oct 2021

    “The Facebook we have in the United States is actually the platform at its best,” writes . Internal documents show that elsewhere in the world, its trade-offs and mistakes can have deadly consequences.

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  7. 25 Oct 2021

    Facebook's history is littered with scandals. The Facebook Papers could mark the biggest one yet.

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  8. 25 Oct 2021

    NEW: Inside the turmoil at Facebook: documents show unvarnished dissent at tech giant.

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  9. Facebook employees repeatedly flagged misinformation and inflammatory content about the U.S. election, though leadership has publicly placed the blame elsewhere. Documents obtained by The New York Times give new insight into what went on behind the scenes.

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  10. Internal documents reveal that Facebook has privately tracked real-world harms exacerbated by its platforms, ignored warnings from employees about the risks of their design decisions and exposed vulnerable communities around the world to dangerous content.

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