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A safer, free-speech-respecting, more enjoyable social media is possible.
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, is testifying before a Senate subcommittee. Below is an excerpt from her opening statement at the hearing.
Facebook wants you to believe that the problems we’re talking about are unsolvable. They want you to believe in false choices. They want you to believe that you must choose between a Facebook full of divisive and extreme content or losing one of the most important values our country was founded upon: free speech. That you must choose between public oversight of Facebook’s choices and your personal privacy. That to be able to share fun photos of your kids with old friends, you must also be inundated with anger-driven virality. They want you to believe that this is just part of the deal. I am here today to tell you that’s not true. These problems are solvable. A safer, free-speech-respecting, more enjoyable social media is possible.
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What we must understand is that everyone can speak their mind and get the message across to the receiving party without negative, derogatory tone or content. Those other social media platforms out there are willing to jeopardize their platforms integrity and the integrity of their users by association where controversy is valued higher than the base moral compass of their product and the user because it directly impacts the bottom line of PROFIT $$$$!!! We at Safe Social Online Inc value everyone's right to speak and communicate their opinion and want them to do just that. What Safe Social Online Inc doesn't support is disrespecting others when transferring or communicating your opinion! There is always a better, kindler, gentler, and safer way to communicate while still getting your message heard and understood.
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