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CNN Anderson Cooper 360 October 26, 2021 00:18:00

corporate documents being dubbed the facebook papers provided to cnn and other news organizations by facebook whistle-blower, frances haugen. she testified today in british parliament and spoke plainly about company research identifying the network's central feature, its algorithm for determining what people see more of. that's also being its fatal flaw. >> i have seen lots of research that says that kind of ranking, engagement-based ranking, prioritizes polarizing, extreme, divisive content. it doesn't matter if you are on the left or on the right. it pushes you to the extremes, and it fans hate, right? anger and hate is the easiest way to grow on facebook. >> so, the algorithm ramps up extremism she is saying and facebook's own research shows it. other documents show discontent within the company at efforts to curb the so-called stop the steal movement which was organized and amplified on facebook. they also reveal an internal experiment from 2019 that essentially produced the same kind of radicalization that led to january 6th. today, in the company's quarterly earnings call, ceo and

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