CNN's Jake Tapper and 'Whistleblower' Frances Haugen Bemoan Free Speech on Facebook

Gabriela Pariseau | June 16, 2023
Font Size

CNN host Jake Tapper and Facebook “whistleblower” Frances Haugen lamented that Facebook has lessened its assault on free speech. Haugen, a data scientist and former Facebook employee, went on The Lead with Jake Tapper to express concerns that Facebook has not announced its plans to censor users, or in her words, ensure the “safety” of the 2024 elections. Tapper escalated the conversation to a whole new level. “These companies are worth billions … trillions of dollars,” he said. “They can hire more people to weed out the Nazis and take down misinformation and all that. Why don’t they?” Haugen claimed that Facebook doesn’t because it doesn’t have to, ignoring the fact that Facebook has cut back on many of its unpopular censorship rules.