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Why Facebook and other social media companies need to be reined in
The Conversation Canada
By Kaitlynn Mendes, Jacquelyn Burkell, Jane Bailey and Valerie Steeves
October 18, 2021
In September, the Wall Street Journal released the Facebook Files. Drawing on thousands of documents leaked by whistle blower and former employee Frances Haugen, the Facebook Files show that the company knows their practices harm young people, but fails to act, choosing corporate profit over public good.
The Facebook Files are damning for the company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp. However, it isn’t the only social media company that compromises young people’s internationally protected rights and well-being by prioritizing profits (continue reading).
