Whistleblowers say Facebook is collusion on January 6 Parliamentary riots

Facebook whistleblowers will blame the social media giant for facilitating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and “polarizing” the country.

Scheduled ex-employee Reveal her identity At CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sunday night, we have already filed a series of anonymous complaints against the company to federal authorities.

She is now publishing her claim.

In anticipation of potentially abominable disclosure, Facebook Vice President of Policy and Global Affairs Told CNN on Sunday The January 6 claim is “ridiculous.”

“The riots of the day depended honestly on those who inflicted violence and those who encouraged them, including President Trump,” Nick Clegg told the network.

“I think that thinking that the issue of political polarization in the United States needs technical or technical explanations gives people false confidence,” he said.

But Craig also said that social media companies, including Facebook, are “responsible for understanding where we contributed to negative and extreme content, and where we contributed to malicious language, misinformation, etc.” I admitted.

Whistleblowers are expected to tell CBS host Scott Perry that the company has dropped the ball in that regard.

She shows that internal documents show that the company recognizes that its practices “amplify” polarization and spread hatred to society, but are looking for alternatives for profit. Said.

Among her complaints is Facebook’s decision to help remove barriers to reducing false information on the site after the 2020 elections and raise dissent prior to the January 6 riots. ..

The broadcast will be broadcast on Sunday at 7:30 pm.

With post wire