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Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has slammed Meta in a new interview, warning that the firm could once again repeat the data- and power-hungry tactics that made the social media platform so successful.
“They’ve made very grandiose promises about how there’s safety-by-design in the Metaverse,” she said. “But if they don’t commit to transparency and access and other accountability measures, I can imagine just seeing a repeat of all the harms you currently see on Facebook.
“Bitcoin and Ethereum are the two most highly-used cryptocurrencies, and are both proof-of-work, using an enormous amount of energy. […] The current models continue to be extremely damaging to the environment. While there are eco-friendlier cryptocurrencies, they are less widely used,” the proposal read.