The Facebook papers highlight how employees within these companies have come forward with ideas and proposals to redesign recommender systems and content labels to decrease the spread of harmful content. But time after time, Executives at the highest levels have shelved these projects in favor of maintaining maximum profitability. The consequences of that are not new. In fact, over the course of American history, the federal government has created and employed key organizations explicitly, explicitly designed to keep pace with rapidly developing industry things like cars, airplanes, and banks. (12:20–12:26)
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Asserts that tech executives prioritize profitability over reducing harmful content.
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