The Facebook dilemma / directed by James Jacoby ; written and produced by Anya Bourg, James Jacoby ; co-producers, Megan Robertson, Pierre Takal ; produced in association with NDR ; a FRONTLINE production with Left/Right Docs ; FRONTLINE is a production of WGBH/Boston

Published: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2019]
Edition: Widescreen.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
4 3/4 in.
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Additional Creators: Bourg, Anya, Jacoby, James (Television producer), Priest, Dana, Robertson, Megan, Takal, Pierre, Gould, Jeremy, Lyman, Will, 1948-, Wheeler, Lewis D., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Left/Right (Firm), Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and PBS Distribution (Firm)

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Language Note

English dialogue; optional English SDH subtitles.

Summary

"The promise of Facebook was to create a more open and connected world. But from the company's failure to protect millions of users' data, to the proliferation of "fake news" and disinformation in the U.S. and across the world, mounting crises have raised the question: How has Facebook's historic success as a social network brought about real-world harm? Drawing on dozens of original interviews and rare footage, this major, two-night television event investigates a series of warnings to Facebook as the company grew from Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard dorm room to a global empire. From how Russia weaponized Facebook to spread "fake news" in the Ukraine years before the term was popularized, to data breaches that would expose the accounts of millions of users, to Facebook's role in disseminating misinformation in the runup to the 2016 presidential election, The facebook dilemma reveals how a platform initially aimed at uniting us has often instead divided us -- and how Facebook has responded to challenges ranging from hate speech to election interference"--Container.

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ISBN

9781531706371
1531706371

Related Titles

Contained in (work): Frontline (Television program)

Sound Characteristics

digital
optical
stereo

Video File Characteristics

NTSC

Digital File Characteristics

video file
DVD video
region 1

Form of work

Documentary television programs

Creation/Production Credits Note

Editors, Pierre Takal, Fanny Lee ; director of photography, Jeremy Gould ; narrator, Will Lyman ; original music, Pierre Takal.

Participant/Performer Note

Reporters, Anya Bourg, James Jacoby, and Dana Priest; voiceover, Lewis D. Wheeler.

Data/Place of Event

Originally broadcast in two parts on October 29 and 30, 2018.

Technical Details

DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen, stereo.

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