00:06do you have an interest in social media not even a little bit look I'm an investigative reporter
00:11and that guy and this company are playing an unprecedented role in our lives this is the
00:17journal's new Facebook detective he's not looking for trouble he's hunting for it you can't use my
00:24name and this is all off the record what would you like to talk about I ran classifiers on
00:27political groups where 30% of content hits multiple risk factors hang on I don't understand
00:31what you're saying aren't you a tech reporter ish ish connecting people it's a virtuous mission
00:38because some people are awkward and they get to be their best self when they're alone at their
00:42keyboard so what's the problem something changed I wanted to find out who radicalized my friend and
00:51we did Facebook wants you to stay on the site for as long as possible and two years ago the
00:59algorithm was changed wait Mark we're trying to address hate speech and we're going to amplify and
01:05turbocharging the debate is over I want the internal documents I want proof she's gonna get sued into
01:14the small pieces we have a hundred and two hours to get everything evidence of drug cartels and a study
01:22that hasn't been made public on Instagram and teen mental health with each new file she opens she's
01:27creating a footprint he has a source he won't give me his name but he works here did you know
01:32this was
01:32happening how hard is it to get powerful people to change something they're doing you have to cause pain
01:38you have to make it hurt people can post what they want we're not the rest we're the public square
01:46are you crazy you're like a crossing guard standing in front of a school but you're not doing anything
01:49with your arms so the cars are just plowing down the children you know you ruined that girl's life
01:57well she's gonna be fine no she won't be
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