Facebook whistleblower warns Metaverse will repeat 'all the harms'

Facebook whistleblower warns Metaverse will repeat 'all the harms'

Frances Haugen, Facebook whistleblower at large, has now turned her focus to the Metaverse. She is worried about how Meta will handle privacy and intensely sensitive information. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has taken aim at Meta in a new interview, suggesting that its version of the Metaverse will simply repeat all of its past mistakes.In an interview with Politico, Haugen said:"They've made very grandiose promises about how there's safety-by-design in the Metaverse. But if they don't commit to transparency and access and other accountability measures, I can imagine just seeing a....


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