https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnpVQnv5Cw
whistleblower ms frances haugen, resigned lead product manager of FB (with undergrad degrees in electronics & communication engineering & computer engineering & MBA from Harvard) testifies before senate committee.
through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms (ADDICTIVE), FB preys on young people, e.g. female teens' body consciousness to dump contents on extreme diet leading to anorexia and other similar contents for PROFIT by hooking you in that particular topic of interest.
>"SOCIAL COMPARISON mimics the GRIEF CYCLE & involves a DOWNWARD EMOTIONAL SPIRAL encompassing the range of emotions from JEALOUSY to SELF-PROCLAIMED BODY DYSMORPHIA"
-- negative social comparison accounted for 60% of females * 40% of male teens"
>"FB addition, most severe in teens, peaks at age 14"
>FB allows multiple accounts, with the 2nd account allowing minors to hide these from their parents
>FB studying younger and younger markets as young as 8 years old; 13 years old & below are not allowed by law to access FB but just before the senate hearing, FB deleted 600k such illegal accounts
>issue of user privacy: 1.56b accounts are being sold on a hacking fora
>crimes can lead to trafficking, cartels, & forced labor
>goal: maximize PROFIT (c/o advertising revenues) over the mental health of people, especially the young / teens"
