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**Available now: Whistleblower Frances Haugen''s searing exposé of the internal workings of Facebook revealing the company''s struggles to regain control over its platform and to stop the spread of misinformation**
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In the spring of 2021, when news outlets feasted on the Facebook Files, Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of documents. She testified to Congress and spoke to the media. She was hailed at President Biden''s first State of the Union Address. She made sure everyone understood exactly what the documents revealed: Facebook not only set its algorithm to reward extremism, it knew that its customers were using the platform to foment violence, to spread falsehoods, to diminish the self-esteem of young people, and more. But how was it that Frances was the only employee at the company who dared to step forward?

The answer to that question is an inspiring tale o

The Power of One

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    A Hardback by Frances Haugen

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      Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
      Published 13 June 2023
      ISBN-13 9781399708319
      978-1399708319
      ISBN-10 1399708317
      Also in:
      Disinformation Internet, digital media and society Media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      **Available now: Whistleblower Frances Haugen''s searing exposé of the internal workings of Facebook revealing the company''s struggles to regain control over its platform and to stop the spread of misinformation**
      __________

      In the spring of 2021, when news outlets feasted on the Facebook Files, Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of documents. She testified to Congress and spoke to the media. She was hailed at President Biden''s first State of the Union Address. She made sure everyone understood exactly what the documents revealed: Facebook not only set its algorithm to reward extremism, it knew that its customers were using the platform to foment violence, to spread falsehoods, to diminish the self-esteem of young people, and more. But how was it that Frances was the only employee at the company who dared to step forward?

      The answer to that question is an inspiring tale o

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