Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/xtreme/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-avatars.php on line 1672

Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/xtreme/public_html/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-core/bp-core-avatars.php on line 1672
Frances Haugen – XtremeCuztoms

Category: Frances Haugen

Facebook Could Be Forced to Offer Algorithm-Free Option Under New Bipartisan Bill

A bipartisan collective of House lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require Big Tech providers like Facebook and Google to allow users to opt-out of content selected by algorithms, providing additional transparency regarding content. The bill, dubbed the Filter Bubble Transparency Act in the House (pdf), would make platforms with more than one…


Facebook Might Be Forced to Offer Algorithm-Free Option Under New Bipartisan Bill

A bipartisan collective of House lawmakers introduced legislation on Nov. 9 that would require Big Tech providers such as Facebook and Google to allow users to opt-out of content selected by algorithms, providing additional transparency regarding content. The measure, dubbed the Filter Bubble Transparency Act in the House (pdf), would make platforms with more than…


LIVE: Facebook Whistleblower Haugen Testifies at an EU Parliament Committee Hearing

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to brief EU lawmakers, who are now reviewing proposed tough EU tech rules, on the negative impact of big tech companies’ products on users.


UK Data Regulator to Examine Facebook Whistleblower’s Claims

The UK’s data protection watchdog is looking into the claims by a Facebook whistleblower to find out whether the social networking giant breached UK law. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said on Thursday that her office is studying the publicly available testimony by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, and that she had also written to Haugen, requesting to see…


Facebook Whistleblower to Meet With Facebook’s Oversight Board

Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen is set to meet with the social network’s oversight board in the coming weeks, the company announced on Monday. Haugen, a former a product manager on Facebook’s civic misinformation team, on Oct. 3 revealed that she was the individual who who provided the internal documents for a Sept….