In 2021, she released internal Facebook documents that showed the company knowingly harmed people. In the interview, Frances Haugen finds sharp words for the X boss.
Two and a half years ago, Frances Haugen shocked the company with information from the middle of the secretive world of Facebook. Since then she has become world famous as a whistleblower. Their documents not only showed that the most extreme ideas often achieve the most reach on the social networks Facebook and Instagram. But also why the company doesn’t prevent this: because it promises more profit. At the SZ digital summit she joined the interview in a good mood, but in a fighting mood. Because while Facebook hasn’t changed enough from their point of view, it is now Elon Musk who is making things worse for social media.