Facebook is not tired of being on the agenda with scandals, but it seems to be afraid of disclosures that concern users and the world public opinion. The discussions about Facebook, which came to the fore with the continuous leaking of user data, took another dimension after the leak of Instagram’s research on the body image and psychology of young people.
Finally, in the past weeks, the documents leaked by Frances Haugen, one of the former directors of Facebook’s misinformation unit, about Facebook, shook the public. Haugen said that Facebook’s priority is “to make a profit, not to fight hate speech and fake news,” and stated that the platform focuses on making profits rather than security. It may sound like a joke, but Facebook’s new policy to prevent leaks has also been leaked.
Discussion groups that employees participate in will be limited
Social media giant Facebook rolled up its sleeves to prevent leaks after the disclosures. Having been hit repeatedly by its former employees, Facebook will examine the groups that its employees are included in, limit them and even remove some people from these groups. Mark Zuckerberg, in his statement after the allegations, argued that they were falsely launched.
Facebook spokesperson Tracy Clayton said in a statement, “The leaks that come to the agenda reduce the productivity of Facebook’s employees, which billions of people actively use. In addition, our colleagues who work on sensitive issues can leak information on issues that can be misunderstood from the outside. This causes our company to be misunderstood.” Although Facebook tries to prevent the leaks, it may be too late after the allegations that have mobilized politicians around the world.
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