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David Cicilline: “Recently released documents by whistleblower Francis Haugen suggests that Facebook knowingly used recommendation systems…”

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
Recently released documents by whistleblower Francis Haugen suggests that Facebook knowingly used recommendation systems and algorithms to push some of its users toward fringe ideologies and extremist groups.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline highlights Facebook's role in promoting extremist content through its algorithms.

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