Haugen says Facebook shake-up left no owner for election safety systems

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"that meant that when the buildup to January 6th happened, there was now no longer like a single person whose responsibility was to raise their hand and say, "Hey, you know, maybe we should turn back on the safety systems that were on for the election.""

Frances Haugen argues that after Facebook dissolved and redistributed her civic-integrity work, no single person was responsible for restoring election-period safety systems before 6 January 2021. She says small numbers of users could rapidly grow groups through invites and that feed mechanics could amplify panic-driven content.