We all deserve a future with humane technology
This is a rare window where we can have critical, far-reaching conversations about the role of Big Tech in democracy with the potential to enact real change
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We are in the midst of a pivotal moment following the release of the "Facebook Files" and Frances Haugen's Congressional testimony.
According to internal documents shared by Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, the company ignored major red flags about the way content is circulated on its platform in most parts of the world. In fact, it may have contributed to anger and communal hatred as a trade-off for business gains. This neglect has had real-world consequences — putting millions at risk.
Frances is a specialist in algorithmic product management. She worked at Google, Pinterest, and Yelp before joining Facebook — first as a Product Manager on Civic Misinformation, and then on the Counter-Espionage team. But what she saw at Facebook was that the company consistently and knowingly prioritized profits over public safety.
So Frances made the courageous decision to blow the whistle — which resulted in the biggest disclosure in the history of Facebook, and in the history of social media.
Haugen has shared scores of internal research papers, slide decks, discussion threads, presentations and memos with lawmakers, regulators and journalists. The information provides an unvarnished view of how some within the company tried to raise alarms about its harmful effects, but often struggled to get Facebook leaders to act.
The growing rancor could lead to new government investigations and force the company to disclose more details about how its software works.
🎙 With that, Center for Humane Technology shares with us a special podcast interview with the whistleblower herself, Frances Haugen, in addition to a way we can help make social media a safe place. In this special interview, co-hosts Tristan and Aza go behind the headlines with Frances herself. They go deeper into the problems she exposed, discuss potential solutions, and explore her motivations — along with why she fundamentally believes change is possible.
📖 A team of reporters at Rest of World combed through more than 60 pieces of reporting from The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post, and the rest of the Facebook Papers consortium earlier this week to offer a country-by-country view. What they found is repeated underinvestment from Facebook in countries outside the West, which has helped spur hate, violence, and even armed conflict.
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Tools & Resources
🐼 Panda Reader is a simple free news reader. Discover the best tools, resources, and inspiration in the world of design and tech.
Panda is developed by Panda Network, which also builds more apps like The Stocks lets you search the best stock photo websites in one place with a single click, Collect UI gives daily inspiration with a huge archive of user interface designs, Flat UI Colors handpicks colors from a collaboration with 13 designers around the world, a total set of 280 colors are on your command for your next project, TheNews provides the simplest way to read and get inspired from Designer News, Hacker News, Dribbble, Tech Crunch, Product Hunt, Reddit and many more, Pfolios showcase of the most inspiring portfolios, 295 portfolios currently and they are adding one portfolio per day, and Material UI Colors display color palettes for Material Design. 👏👏👏👏
🔍 Font Pair pairs Google Fonts for your next creative project. A typography community dedicated to helping creators use beautiful, free, open-source typography. 1,000+ creators use fontpair every day to find free typography tips, tricks, and inspiration
🌱 Design with Focus is a collaboration platform for designers, developers and product teams, directly within Adobe XD (and soon on the web). Annotate, discuss, document, iterate & collaborate.
🚩 Focalboard is an open-source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.
It's a project management tool that helps define, organize, track and manage work across teams, using a familiar kanban board view. Focalboard comes in two editions: Focalboard Personal Desktop: A stand-alone desktop app for your todos and personal projects, Focalboard Personal Server: A self-hosted server for your team to collaborate.
🚀 Miroverse is a template gallery to discover the proven workflows, projects, and frameworks of the Miro community and get started right away – or share your own.
📕 Stripe Press highlights ideas that we think can be broadly useful. Some books contain entirely new material, some are collections of existing work reimagined, and others are republications of previous works that have remained relevant over time or have renewed relevance today. Web design is also inspirational, like the ideas.
👩💻 Kaizen Flow is a deep work Pomodoro timer with lo-fi music & leaderboards.
Growing archive with 1600+ design tools and resources.
Articles
▪ The Facebook Files
A Wall Street Journal investigation
▪ How I got hired — Networking
Joel Califa | Newsletter Issue
▪ Why We Crave Software With Style Over “Branding”
Molly Mielke | Future
▪ Creative Rules
WePresent x KIA
▪ Break your own laws
Anton Sten | Personal Website
▪ Actions you can take to tackle climate change
Heather Higinbotham Davies | The Wired
Videos
Design Disruptors
Get an exclusive sneak peek of DESIGN DISRUPTORS, a new documentary by InVision about the rise of the product designer and the importance of design at the most significant companies of our time.
Featuring designers from Airbnb, Twitter, Google, and more.
The future of business is being written by companies and products that —intentionally or not— shake billion dollar industries. In DESIGN DISRUPTORS, enter the world of 15+ industry toppling companies, valued at more than $1 trillion dollars combined, with one unifying secret advantage: the transformative power of design.
DESIGN DISRUPTORS reveals a never-before-seen perspective on the design approaches of these companies and how they are overtaking billion dollar industries thorugh design.
What happened
Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony has been "finished" using AI and the fragments of musical sketches he left behind. The symphony will debut in October.
Apple and Google shut down a voting app meant to help opposition parties organize against the Kremlin in a parliamentary election in Russia.
The companies removed the app from their app stores on Friday after the Russian government accused them of interfering in the country’s internal affairs, a clear attempt by President Vladimir Putin to obstruct free elections and stay in power.
France ranks first for small business survival in Europe with 70% of startups in the country still in business after 5 years.
Windows 11 is now available on new PCs and as a free update for existing computers.
Microsoft is betting Windows 11 will help it connect with a new generation. Windows 11 includes a fresh user interface, built-in Teams video chat, and other tweaks, including a news feed and updated widgets.
The world lost about 14 percent of its coral reefs in the decade after 2009, mainly because of climate change, according to a sweeping international report.
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on how human behavior is influencing climate change.
Apple has released a slew of new products this week, including its highly anticipated new MacBook Pro laptops, with their super fast M1 chips.
Google aims to be net-zero by 2030 without relying on offsets—meaning it will rely entirely on clean energy.
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