A Look Into Facebook's Soul — With WSJ's Jeff Horwitz and Ex-FB Exec. Brian Boland

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

Management, Religion, Politics, Entrepreneurship, Business News, News, Investing, Marketing, News Commentary, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Business, Tech News, Philosophy, Government, Technology

4.7 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Jeff Horwitz is the Wall Street Journal reporter who unearthed a trove of internal Facebook documents that reveal a damning disconnect between what the company says in public and its actions inside. Brian Boland is a former Facebook executive who spent more than 11 years inside the company. The two come on to discuss Horowitz's bombshell series of reports, unpacking what they tell us about Facebook, dissecting the company's responses, and looking at potential solutions. Enjoy this bonus episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From LinkedIn News, I'm Jesse Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast.
0:05.1	Start your week with the Hello Monday podcast.
0:08.1	We'll navigate career pivots.
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0:20.2	Hey, I'm Gianna Predente.
0:22.0	And I'm Jemay Jackson-Gadston.
0:23.7	We're the host of Let's Talk Offline from LinkedIn News and IHart Podcasts.
0:27.4	There's a lot to figure out when you're just starting your career.
0:30.1	That's where we come in.
0:31.3	Think of us as your work besties you can turn to for advice.
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1:08.5	I'm going to... Hello and welcome to the big technology podcast, a show for cool-headed, nuanced conversation, of the tech world and beyond.
1:13.8	And today we have an emergency podcast for you because this week, in quick succession,
1:20.2	the Wall Street Journal has published five fascinating damning stories about Facebook that it calls the Facebook files.
1:27.4	They've come every day of the week, and they paint a picture of Facebook that is fairly concerning concerning and something that's worth discussing right away.
1:30.9	And to do it, we have two amazing guests for you.
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