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Facebook: who is Mark Zuckerberg really?

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On February 4, 2004, a certain Mark Zuckerberg launched The Facebook, a university trombinoscope that would become a global phenomenon. D-Day takes you into the creation of a social network that has infiltrated the lives of all connected: Facebook. Its self-proclaimed creator, Mark Zuckerberg, deserved his success because he might have had a head start on social media in 2004. But, who is Mark Zuckerberg  really  ? "He is a child from an upper middle class. He has 3 sisters, his father is a dentist, his mother is a psychiatrist" , starts Julien Le Bot, director and author of the book Dans la tête de Mark Zuckerberg , at the microphone of D-Day.  "His mother decides to stop working to raise her children. His father is passionate about computers and so very quickly we have this young Zuck, which is his nickname, who starts coding a little at home. He is also passionate about  Star Wars ", adds Julien Le Bot. Mark Zuckerberg takes private coding lessons where he is ...

Facebook: Frances Haugen, a whistleblower with a very structured approach

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 The specialist in "algorithmic rankings" left the social network by carrying thousands of documents from internal forums and has been organizing, since her revelations, a precise media and political release. “I had the impression that, faced with conflicts of interest, between its profits and the protection of users, Facebook repeatedly chose its profits. " Frances Haugen explained well why she became " the Facebook whistleblower " to the US Senate committee that the auditioning this Tuesday, October 5 . In May, the 37-year-old employee decided to quit the social network by taking thousands of documents from internal forums. M me Haugen is a specialist in "algorithmic rankings" that are used to prioritize content on the platforms. After a management degree from Harvard University and computer studies, she was hired by Google and then went through the social networks Pinterest and Yelp, before joining Facebook, in 2019. Motivated by the " loss of...