Some documents related to the presidential election and the capitol attack case will be released from the internal document 'Facebook Papers' leaked from Facebook


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In September 2021, Facebook whistleblowers leaked an internal document called ' Facebook Papers ,' 'Instagram was hiding findings that it was harmful to teens.' 'Facebook is a vaccine for the new coronavirus infection.' I wasn't prepared enough for the misinformation about '.' Gizmodo, an overseas media company, has released 28 documents of Facebook Papers, which have been exclusively shared by Congress and the media, to the public.

Facebook Papers Directory
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-papers-how-to-read-1848702919

Facebook Papers on Donald Trump, the 2020 Election, and Jan. 6
https://gizmodo.com/facebook-papers-donald-trump-2020-election-jan-6-capito-1848698220

The Wall Street Journal said in September 2021 that Facebook was aware of the findings that Instagram is harmful to teens, but hid this information, saying that the use of social media could be beneficial to mental health. It was reported based on an internal document provided by a whistleblower.

Facebook continues to recognize that Instagram is harmful to teens-GIGAZINE



Later, it turned out that the internal document of the issue, called 'Facebook Papers,' was leaked by Frances Haugen, product manager of the Civic Misinformation team on Facebook. In an interview, Haugen argued that Facebook has always chosen to optimize its profits in the conflict between 'good for people' and 'good for Facebook.' 'Facebook has prioritized growth over safety,' he accuses.

Facebook Papers included more than just Instagram, 'Facebook wasn't prepared for false information about the vaccine for the new coronavirus infection.' Documents such as 'We were warned to respond to the current situation' and 'CEO Mark Zuckerberg sometimes rejected the employee's idea directly' have also been revealed.

Summary of major problems written in Facebook's internal document 'Facebook Papers' leaked by whistleblower --GIGAZINE



And on April 18, 2022, Gizmodo said, 'As part of an ongoing project to make these once confidential records available to the general public, Gizmodo is today for the first time, formerly exclusive to Congress and the media. We have published 28 documents that were shared with us. ' Meta declined to comment on this release.

Gizmodo talks about Facebook Papers with screenshots showing Facebook employees dissatisfied with executives' response in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol , and Facebook's voters. He pointed out that it also included findings showing that it was a source of information on oppressive activities and hate speech. 'We hope that this project will provide better knowledge to the general public and improve general knowledge about the role Facebook played in various controversies and in the most troublesome crises in modern history. We are doing this to provide researchers with access to the materials they are looking for, 'Gizmodo said.

Below is a list of documents published by Gizmodo in collaboration with legal and academic partners.

◆ Documents regarding the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol Building
・ About the measures taken by the Integrity Product Operations Center (IPOC) formed after the incident
・ Comments on the incident by Facebook CTO Mike Schlefer
・ Results of 'Freedom of Expression Survey' conducted on the incident
・ Data about Facebook posts related to the incident Part 1
・ Data about Facebook posts related to the incident Part 2
・ Internal post explaining 'rhetoric of violence' that employees infest social media



◆ Documents on election-related task forces that monitor 'complex financial institutions'
・ Review of the work that the Task Force was in charge of and future prospects
・ Task Force activities in the third quarter of 2020

◆ Documents related to pages and posts related to the 2020 US presidential election
・ User engagement regarding citizen content
・ Research on viewer acquisition by top citizen page
・ About the impact of political content on the experience and emotions of Facebook users
・ About the impact of political content on Facebook on the consumer experience and Facebook measures

◆ Documents related to internal investigations related to elections
・ About content that suppresses voters on Facebook
・ About adding citizen users to Facebook's original moderation program 'XCheck'

Facebook has 5.8 million VIP users, applying its own 'XCheck' program outside of moderation monitoring --GIGAZINE



◆ Documents on internal election-related proposals
・ Ideas for processing COVID-19 and political news
・ Proposal to expand the definition of 'voter oppression'
How to find out which users are exposed to a lot of hate speech

◆ Documents related to internal explanations related to elections
-Conceptual framework of how to clarify the reality of 'voter oppression'

◆ Documents on election-related platforms and product updates
・ Efforts to maintain the integrity of elections
· Plans to prevent political groups from being recommended across the platform
• Progress in plans to prevent political groups from being recommended across the platform
・ About the evolution of Facebook's crisis detection strategy
・ About 'Civic Targeting Risk Scores' that identifies users who are at high risk of voter oppression and political misinformation
・ About consistency review of popular contents

◆ Other documents
・ Information about political publishers
-Warning notes about hostile comments on the White House's Instagram
・ Reflections on the 2020 presidential election by a product manager
・ About miscellaneous election-related agenda



Gizmodo will continue to work with legal and academic partners to publish additional internal documents for the public good, while minimizing the cost and other harm to personal privacy. increase.

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