Originally aired on Apr 5, 2023

This episode discusses Facebook’s use of euphemisms to describe various teams and their work, as well as the platform’s impact on societal issues such as genocide and mental health. It also features an interview with whistleblower legal defender, Libby Liu.

Highlights

• Facebook’s team that studies their impact on societal issues such as genocide is called “social cohesion”
• The platform’s algorithm has been implicated in causing mental health issues such as teen suicide
• Facebook must deal with the world as it is today and take responsibility for the effects of its innovations
• Signposts existed along the way for Facebook to recognize the harmful impacts of its algorithm
• Interview with whistleblower legal defender, Libby Liu, discussing the importance of protecting and defending whistleblowers
• Defining whistleblowers as truth-tellers, not traitors
• Calls for increased protections and support for whistleblowers in both the public and private sectors