"CBS Weekend News" headlines for Sunday, October 3, 2021
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News" with Jericka Duncan.
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News" with Jericka Duncan.
Coast Guard races to contain Southern California oil spill; A look at the rise of Lowriders within San Francisco's Hispanic culture
The model and actress wrote in her new book, "My Body," that she "didn't react — not really, not like I should have."
One employee wrote on an internal message board cited by Frances Haugen, “...haven’t we had enough time to figure out how to manage discourse without enabling violence?”
Next Sunday on 60 Minutes, Jon Wertheim reports on Deep Springs College, where riding and ranching are as much a part of the curriculum as philosophy and calculus.
In the coming decades, rising sea levels due to climate change could dramatically impact the both the East and West Coasts. The Great Lakes region will also be greatly impacted by climate change. Ben Tracy reports.
Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports.
Frances Haugen says in her time with Facebook she saw, "conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook." Scott Pelley reports.
A 2019 internal report seen by the Facebook whistleblower says major European political parties, “…feel strongly that the change to the algorithm has forced them to skew negative in their communications on Facebook… leading them into more extreme policy positions.”
The singer talks about how she connects with Tony Bennett: “There is a way to communicate. And there is a way to touch the magic inside of them that's still there”
All 148,000 New York City school employees were required to get their vaccination by October 1, but some teachers continue to push back against the mandate and risk losing their jobs. Tom Hanson reports.
Documents obtained by 60 Minutes from a Congressional source show Facebook employees' response to the January 6 Capitol insurrection and details about the company's approach to inflammatory content.
Frances Haugen said Facebook’s algorithm optimizes for content that gets engagement. That’s led to publishers, “realizing that if they produce more content that is angry and divisive and polarizing, they'll get more views.”
The 60 Minutes correspondent said of his report, "It was among the most extraordinary things I'd experienced on a shoot."
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen worries the platform isn’t investing enough in safety in emerging nations, which could “destabilize societies.”
The 95-year-old singer is gearing up for two more shows at Radio City Music Hall, though he's grappling with Alzheimer's. Anderson Cooper was there as he prepared.
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was meant to erase student loan debt for borrowers who spent a decade as public servants. But the program has come up woefully short for members of the military. Lesley Stahl reports.
“As these young women begin to consume this eating disorder content, they get more and more depressed,” Frances Haugen said. “And it actually makes them use the app more. And so, they end up in this feedback cycle where they hate their bodies more and more.”
The Coast Guard has been deployed to clean up and rescue endangered wildlife after massive oil spill about five miles off the shore of Huntington Beach, California. Lilia Luciano is in Newport Beach with more.
An internal Facebook study obtained by 60 Minutes stated: "The current set of financial incentives our algorithms create does not appear to be aligned with our mission."
A Facebook whistleblower told 60 Minutes the company “picks metrics that are in its own benefit” when informing the public about hateful content and misinformation on the platform.
The 95-year-old singer is gearing up for two more shows at Radio City Music Hall, though he’s grappling with Alzheimer’s. Anderson Cooper was there as he prepared.
Frances Haugen told 60 Minutes her former employer is in a feedback cycle of scandal and staffing crises that could compromise users’ safety.
A former Facebook employee alleges the company “has set up a system of incentives that is pulling people apart.”
Frances Haugen told Scott Pelley that weeks after the 2020 election, Facebook dissolved a department called Civic Integrity which worked on risks to elections including misinformation. She said, “It was the moment where I was like, ‘I don't trust that they're willing to actually invest what needs to be invested to keep Facebook from being dangerous.’”