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Facebook whistleblower to meet with oversight board

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3 years ago

October 12, 2021

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will meet with the company’s oversight board after the former employee revealed last week she was the person who provided documents used in a Wall Street Journal investigation and a Senate hearing on Instagram’s harm to teenage girls.

The Facebook oversight board is a unit set up by the social network to give independent verdicts on a small number of content decisions and it plans to meet with Ms Haugen within the coming weeks.

Ms Haugen will appear before the Online Safety Bill committee on 25 October.

The Facebook whistleblower will also meet with UK Parliament

Haugen, who accuses the technology giant of putting profit ahead of safety, will give evidence to the UK Parliament later this month in addition to her meeting with the Facebook oversight board.

Ms Haugen will appear before the Online Safety Bill committee on 25 October.

It is examining a law to impose obligations on social-media companies to protect users, especially children.

Ms Haugen alleges Facebook harms children’s mental health and stokes division in society.

Facebook firmly denies any such allegations, with boss Mark Zuckerberg labelling them “illogical”.

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Tesla is slashing prices to stay competitive

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April 21, 2024

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Tesla cut the U.S. prices of its Model Y, Model X and Model S vehicles by $2,000 each, days after the first-quarter deliveries of the world’s most valuable automaker missed market expectations.

Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle (EV) maker lowered the prices for its Model Y base variant to $42,990, while the long-range and performance variants are now priced at $47,990 and $51,490, respectively, according to its website.

The basic version of the Model S now costs $72,990 and its plaid variant $87,990. The Model X base variant now costs $77,990 and its plaid variant is priced at $92,900.

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