±«ÓãÖ±²¥ News - Beaverbrook Chair in Media /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Beaverbrook%20Chair%20in%20Media/rss en Expert: Whistleblower Frances Haugen says Facebook making online hate worse /channels/channels/news/expert-whistleblower-frances-haugen-says-facebook-making-online-hate-worse-334442 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told British lawmakers that the social media giant stokes online hate and extremism, fails to protect children from harmful content and lacks any incentive to fix the problems, providing strong momentum for efforts by European governments working on stricter regulation of tech giants. While her testimony echoed much of what she told the U.S. Senate earlier this month, her appearance drew intense interest from a British parliamentary committee that is much further along in drawing up legislation to crack down on social platforms.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1289323170.jpg?itok=rASjfC37" width="160" height="90" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">27 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:22:54 +0000 webfull 174337 at /channels