that groups on the social media site can be"dangerous" because they use algorithms that"take people who have mainstream interests and push them to extreme interests".
She said groups can become"echo chambers" that reinforce people's opinions and gave the example that users with left-wing opinions can be pushed to the radical left, while those looking for healthy recipes can be pushed towards anorexia content.MPs heard that Facebook groups can become 'echo chambers' reinforcing and radicalising people's opinions.
Mr Zuckerberg's comments came after reports on the Facebook Papers, a vast cache of internal documents, and Ms Haugen's testimony to MPs and followed a 17% increase in the company's net income in the July-September period to $9.19bn, buoyed by strong advertising revenue. In a post on his Facebook page, Mr Zuckerberg said:"I believe large organizations should be scrutinized and I'd much rather live in a society where they are than one where they can't be. Good faith criticism helps us get better."But my view is that what we're seeing is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture of our company."
He added:"It makes a good soundbite to say that we don't solve these impossible tradeoffs because we're just focused on making money, but the reality is these questions are not primarily about our business, but about balancing difficult social values."
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