According to reports, Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen said that if Elon Musk (Elon Musk) wants to turn Twitter into a public square , the algorithm should be open sourced.
Musk has previously discussed turning Twitter into a digital town square “for discussing things that are critical to the future of humanity.”
Haugen talked about this issue in an interview with the media last Monday. “One of the most important things for Elon Musk to prove that he wants to create a public square is to publish the algorithm,” she said.
“Open-source algorithms,” she added, “and he’ll get more help—less costs, more profits.”
Musk has always claimed that the important reason for acquiring Twitter is to “give power to the people.” He also said in a memo after closing the $44 billion deal that he bought Twitter to facilitate conversations that had disappeared.
Musk also wants Twitter to be “the most accurate source of information in the world.” But within weeks of the acquisition closing, he scaled back the size of the content moderation team.
Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic integrity team, publicly disclosed a large number of Facebook’s internal documents in 2021, showing the outside world many of the company’s decisions-decisions that, she told the US Congress, triggered “more Divide, hurt, lie, threaten and fight.”
Haugen also said in an interview that American social media companies generally oppose government intervention because it would cut profits by at least 20%.
“Facebook is terrified,” she said. “If we really had transparency, if we really had accountability, instead of 35 percent, their profit margin would drop to 15 percent.”
Later, the media revealed more problems, including Instagram exacerbating teenagers’ body concerns, Facebook’s view that children are an untapped market, and the company has a secret system that allows 5.8 million users (including politicians and celebrities) to bypass it. content rules.
Haugen has previously said that unless Mark Zuckerberg steps down as CEO, Facebook’s recovery is unlikely.
Facebook parent Meta and Twitter declined to comment.
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Event Tracking
- 2023-01-03 Facebook “whistleblower” advises Musk: Twitter must be open source to become a public square
- 2023-01-01 US media: Twitter failed to pay San Francisco office rent and was sued by landlord
- 2022-12-29After Musk took over, Twitter experienced the first large-scale service interruption
- 2022-12-27 Hackers use Twitter vulnerability to steal 400 million user data and sell it online for $200,000
- 2022-12-26 Hackers stole 400 million Twitter user records, extorting Musk for bankruptcy
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