In the season 2 premiere, I discuss the recent developments around Facebook and whistleblower Frances Haugen, former product manager on Facebook’s civic integrity team. I draw on research from my own undergraduate capstone: Post-Modern Monopolies: Big Data, Big Tech and New Media in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism Today in conjunction with the congressional testimony and 60 minutes interview with Frances Haugen. 

Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lx5VmAdZSI&t=6s 

The Facebook files https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039

Facebook’s whistleblower tells Congress how to regulate tech https://www.vox.com/recode/22711551/facebook-whistleblower-congress-hearing-regulation-mark-zuckerberg-frances-haugen-senator-blumenthal 

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