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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
    Publication Date: 13/06/2023
    ISBN13: 9781399708319, 978-1399708319
    ISBN10: 1399708317

    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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