A few weeks ago, a former #Harvard misinformation researcher named #Joan #Donovan filed a whistleblower complaint against the university.
It accused officials there of bowing to tech giant #Meta when she was ousted from her position last year following a $500 million donation from the charity of Meta CEO Mark #Zuckerberg, who famously launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room.
Donovan had been working on a project involving documents leaked by former Facebook employee Frances #Haugen.
She then became known as a whistleblower herself.
Harvard denies Donovanâs accusations, but the fallout spotlights đthe influence Big Tech can have on academic institutions.
The "Tech Transparency Project" analyzed this issue in a recent report titled
đžâZuckerberg and Meta Reach Deep Into Academia.âđž
Marketplaceâs Lily Jamali spoke with Katie Paul, director of the Tech Transparency Project, about the report.
She said industry money can come with "strings attached."
https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/is-big-tech-using-philanthropy-to-influence-universities/