When It Rains, It Pours for Facebook

The transcript discusses a major crisis facing Facebook, as revealed by the Facebook Papers. These documents, shared by whistleblower Francis Hogan, expose how Facebook has been aware of and ignored the harmful impacts of its platforms. The papers allege Facebook's failure to curb misinformation post-2020 US election, censorship in Vietnam, and incitement of ethnic conflicts in India. Facebook's vice president of global affairs warns employees of more negative publicity.

What simultaneous challenges is Facebook facing according to the introduction?

• Whistleblowers, congressional inquiries, and PR crises

• Financial losses, employee strikes, and legal battles

• Data breaches, user decline, and market competition

• Product failures, leadership changes, and stock drops

What is the Facebook Papers based on?

• User surveys and feedback

• Publicly available data

• Internal company documents

• External market research

Who provided the internal documents for the Facebook Papers?

• A group of Facebook employees

• Francis Hogan's legal counsel

• A government agency

• An anonymous hacker

What misinformation did Facebook allegedly fail to stop after the 2020 US election?

• Stop the steal misinformation

• Vaccine misinformation

• Climate change denial

• COVID-19 origin theories

In which countries did Facebook allegedly censor or stoke conflicts according to the Facebook Papers?

• South Africa and Nigeria

• Brazil and Mexico

• China and Russia

• Vietnam and India