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Facebook Oversight Board Asks To Meet With Whistleblower Frances Haugen

Facebook Oversight Board Asks To Meet With Whistleblower Frances Haugen

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who told a Senate subcommittee last week that the social media company is putting profit over the safety of users, will meet with the Facebook Oversight Board in the “coming weeks,” the Oversight Board said in a release on Monday.

“In light of the serious claims Ms. Haugen has made about Facebook, we invite her to speak to the Board in the coming weeks, which she has accepted.

“Board members appreciate the opportunity to discuss Ms. Hogen’s experiences and gather information that can help us advance greater transparency and accountability from Facebook through our case decisions and recommendations.”

Frances Haugen confirmed on Twitter Monday that she has “accepted an invitation to inform the Facebook Oversight Board about what I learned while working there.” She added: “Facebook has repeatedly lied to the board, and I look forward to sharing the truth with them.”

Haugen came under fire around the social media giant in recent weeks after she leaked thousands of pages of documents to lawmakers and the Wall Street Journal.

Earlier this month, the 37-year-old ex Facebook product manager revealed her identity in an interview on “60 Minutes” in which she said that Facebook has repeatedly prioritized profits over the public good. At a Senate subcommittee hearing last week, Haugen detailed a number of concerns the company knows of it serving harmful, eating disorder-related content to young users and the use of Facebook by authoritarian leaders to address national security concerns.

The purpose of the Facebook Oversight Board is to appeal content decisions on the Facebook-owned platform. It is made up of 20 experts in fields such as free expression, human rights and journalism. Facebook first announced its intention in November 2018 to create an independent entity to review content decisions. After some delay, the company announced in October 2020 that the board would start hearing the cases.

“As a board, we will continue to ask Facebook the tough questions and commit the company to greater transparency, accountability and fairness,” the group said on Monday.

The conversation with Haugen may have prompted the board to evaluate a number of issues within the company, but it is not clear whether Facebook has requested the board to make a decision on any concerns raised by Haugen. request a decision.

Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported Based on leaked documents by Haugen on a system called “cross-check,” which may make exceptions to the company’s content moderation policies for powerful or high-profile figures. Shortly thereafter, the Oversight Board said it would look into system. The group said it is evaluating “whether Facebook is coming forward fully in its responses to its ‘cross-check’ system” and is expected to release results in its first-quarter transparency report later this month.

“Facebook has also said that it will ask the board to review how the cross-check can be improved and to make recommendations,” it said.

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