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The power of one : how I found the strength to tell the truth and why I blew the whistle on Facebook  Cover Image Book Book

The power of one : how I found the strength to tell the truth and why I blew the whistle on Facebook / Frances Haugen.

Haugen, Frances, (author.).

Summary:

"The inside story of one woman's quest to bring transparency and accountability to Big Tech, by the Facebook whistleblower who is determined to help us all retake control of our lives. In 2021, when news outlets feasted on "the Facebook Files," Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of pages of documents. She testified to Congress and spoke to the media. She was hailed at President Biden's first State of the Union Address. She made sure everyone understood exactly what the documents revealed: Facebook knew it had accidentally changed its algorithm to reward extremism and refused to fix it; it knew that its customers were using the platform to foment violence, to spread falsehoods, to diminish the self-esteem of young women, and more. But how was it that Haugen was the only employee at the company who dared to step forward? The answer to that question is an inspiring tale of one young woman's life and the choices she made. From an isolated childhood in Iowa to an unaccredited college, to one among the few women at Google in its heyday, Frances Haugen learned how to focus on what mattered, and to ignore her critics. To harness the strength of standing in the truth. The Power of One is equally inspiring--the story of a woman who went against the grain, again and again, and changed the world--and horrifying, as the culture and practices of Facebook are brought into the bright light of day, for the first time."-- Publisher's website.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316475228 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 340 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Subject: Haugen, Frances.
Facebook (Firm) > Corrupt practices.
Facebook (Electronic resource) > Social aspects.
Online social networks > United States.
Whistle blowers > United States > Biography.
Whistle blowing.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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