{"id":3399,"date":"2021-10-25T05:42:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T03:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/25\/frances-haugen-to-testify-to-mps-about-facebook-and-online-harm\/"},"modified":"2021-10-25T05:42:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T03:42:44","slug":"frances-haugen-to-testify-to-mps-about-facebook-and-online-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/25\/frances-haugen-to-testify-to-mps-about-facebook-and-online-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Frances Haugen to testify to MPs about Facebook and online harm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whistleblower and critic of Mark Zuckerberg will give evidence to MPs scrutinising the online safety bill<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/oct\/24\/frances-haugen-i-never-wanted-to-be-a-whistleblower-but-lives-were-in-danger\">Facebook whistleblower<\/a> is to give evidence to MPs and peers scrutinising the online safety bill, amid calls for a toughening up of the landmark legislation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/oct\/04\/how-friend-lost-to-misinformation-drove-facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen\">Frances Haugen<\/a> has triggered a deep crisis at Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s social media empire after she released tens of thousands of internal documents detailing the company\u2019s failure to keep its users safe from harmful content. On Monday Haugen, 37, will testify in person at the joint committee scrutinising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/oct\/13\/techscape-uk-online-safety-bill-could-set-tone-for-social-media-regulation-worldwide-facebook-google\">draft online safety bill<\/a>, a piece of legislation that places a duty of care on social media companies to protect users \u2013 with the threat of substantial fines if they fail to do so.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/oct\/25\/frances-haugen-to-testify-to-mps-about-facebook-and-online-harm\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b84b404e23a66afc66458a12d0d90a7e386c226\/0_370_5568_3341\/master\/5568.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=1ee39846b23c0e1a430e4eaf7d43cc5d\" title=\"Frances Haugen to testify to MPs about Facebook and online harm\" \/>Whistleblower and critic of Mark Zuckerberg will give evidence to MPs scrutinising the online safety bill<br \/>\nThe Facebook whistleblower is to give evidence to MPs and peers scrutinising the online safety bill, amid calls for a toughening up of the landmark legislation.<br \/>\nFrances Haugen has triggered a deep crisis at Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s social media empire after she released tens of thousands of internal documents detailing the company\u2019s failure to keep its users safe from harmful content. On Monday Haugen, 37, will testify in person at the joint committee scrutinising the draft online safety bill, a piece of legislation that places a duty of care on social media companies to protect users \u2013 with the threat of substantial fines if they fail to do so. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whistleblower and critic of Mark Zuckerberg will give evidence to MPs scrutinising the online safety bill The Facebook whistleblower is to give evidence to MPs and peers scrutinising the online safety bill, amid calls for a toughening up of the landmark legislation. 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