A leading psychologist who advises Meta on suicide prevention and self-harm has quit her role, accusing the tech giant of “turning a blind eye” to harmful content on Instagram, repeatedly ignoring expert advice and prioritising profit over lives.
Can’t spell metastasize without META.
META: It’s like cancer, but for the Internet!
The company that erodes democracies around the world through aggressive lobbying (aka bribing) puts profits over people? I am shocked, I tell you! But sarcasm aside, props for actually warning the world about her former employer. I am sure she really did think she could make a difference from the inside of this morally bankrupt corporation at one point.
This has been a general trend at Facebook/Meta since employees first started becoming aware of the problems
1: people are harmed or harm others through and because of the company
2: one or more employees make the higher ups aware of the problem, oftentimes suggesting specific solutions that would dramatically decrease the frequency and severity of the problem.
3: the media find out
4: Zuckerberg himself or a spokesperson makes a statement to the press about how “Meta takes these things very seriously and are working on solutions”
5: Zuckerberg vetoes every solution that would result in decreased engagement and therefore ad revenue
6: employee(s) get replaced or resign
7: back to 1: and repeat forever
