Facebook Accused of “Not being transparent”

Facebook in recent months with the scandals it’s cornered. After revealing the harms against young people in a research conducted by the company itself, one of the former executives of the company by Frances Haugen The information he leaked also revealed some important scandals. Haugen said that Facebook’s priority is not to fight hate speech and fake news, but to make a profit, and stated that the platform focuses on making profits rather than security. Despite the scandals and information that emerged, Facebook has not backed down from these policies.

Finally, Facebook XCheck, that is, with an application called cross-check, it turned out that users with high followers and influence can share posts that violate community rules without being subject to any sanctions. oversight board, Facebook by not being transparent and accused him of not sharing enough information.

“Facebook’s response is unacceptable”

In the report published by the Facebook Supervisory Board on the subject, high-profile users with the program in question excluded from company rules saying “It is unacceptable for Facebook to respond so vaguely and without detail despite calls for greater transparency.“.

by Frances Haugen, Scientist, ex-manager of Facebook, to the Wall Street Journal based on leaked information. In the news published last month, it was revealed that Facebook applied the XCheck program to 5.8 million high-profile accounts in 2020, despite reporting to the Oversight Board that it used the XCheck program in a small number of decisions.