Whistleblower Facebook to fuel unrest

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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has said the social media giant will fuel unrest across the world during a UK Parliamentary hearing She revealed its algorithms are designed to promote divisive content and push users towards extremes The former product manager believes groups on the platform are at risk of becoming echo chambers which reinforce and radicalise opinions Ms Haugen says engagementbased metrics favoured polarising content and were biased Shes also warned echo chambers on Facebook are normalising hate and is leading to violent incidents and dehumanisation