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Assignment - Frances Haugen and Facebook Case Study
This assignment is a case study. You will be presented with information concerning a company that faces a situation that requires that at least one decision be made. Read the case and use the course material and your additional research to write a short paper that briefly identifies the issues and proposes a solution that includes a justification for your choice.
This case is based on Frances Haugen and Facebook in the last half of 2021. Please review Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview. (13:36 minutes).
Please also watch Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen delivers an opening statement United States Senate. (8:48minutes).
Your paper should address the following questions:
Q1. What are the responsibilities of stakeholders, stockholders, managers, project managers, and employees when confronted by revelations such as those shared by Frances Haugen?
Q2. Perhaps you began to take action before these revelations related to Facebook, such as not being a member/subscriber. Or maybe you became concerned during the last series of elections starting in 2014 and have changed your behavior on Facebook. Have you considered ways of reducing your interaction with Facebook and its other properties such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus VR?
Q3. In her 60 Minutes interview, Frances Haugen raises a number of ethical issues related to business practices and the societal implications of those decisions. Address some of the questions she raises.