As The Social Reckoning hits cinemas, the whistleblower who inspired the movie joins Top Comment to discuss what’s changed since she leaked tens of thousands of internal Facebook documents in 2021.

Considered by many to be the primary catalyst for much of the legislation and litigation currently targeting social media giants, Frances Haugen’s revelations have nonetheless been followed by an apparent acceleration by those same companies in pursuit of maximum engagement.

On this episode, Frances talks about tech accountability in the age of AI, the increasingly punitive measures being taken against others who decide to speak out, and what she really thinks of Mark Zuckerberg. Meta has consistently disputed Frances Haugen’s characterisation of its policy, culture and safety procedures.

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How can you spend years paying off your student loan and still owe more than you borrowed?

Ten years ago, the first Plan 2 borrowers started repaying their student loans. Since then, graduates who left university with similar debts have found themselves on very different financial paths.

The amount you earn affects how much you repay, how much interest builds up and whether you’ll ever clear your balance. BBC Education Correspondent Hazel Shearing investigates why so many graduates are frustrated with the system and what their student loan really means for their future.

00:00 – Hazel’s story
01:46 – What happened in 2012?
02:22 – What are plan 2 loans?
03:17 – Argument for plan 2 loans
04:08 – What do people think the problem is?
05:20 – The impact of plan 2 loans
06:14 – 10 years since repayments started
06:38 – We went to uni together, here’s what we owe now
09:07 – Rethink Repayment campaign explained
10:36 – The script… the mis-selling scandal explained
11:56 – How your earnings affect your loan
12:10 – Should you try to clear your loan quicker?
13:33 – More information on loans
13:42 – Three things campaign groups want
15:06 – So what’s next?

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Former gang boss Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in a drive-by shooting in 1996.

The key evidence in the case were Davis’ own words, in which he repeatedly and publicly acknowledged being inside the white Cadillac from where the deadly shots were fired.

A jury found him guilty in September of one count of murder with a deadly weapon. Davis has said he will appeal the verdict.

His conviction was the first in a cold case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years.

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Do you know your family medical history? For hundreds of thousands of care-experienced people, the answer isn’t always straightforward.

Missing medical and childhood information can affect access to healthcare, from identifying inherited conditions to getting an autism assessment.

In some cases, the consequences can be life-threatening, with people unaware of genetic conditions that could put them at serious risk.

BBC journalist Sophia Watkins travelled across the UK to meet adopted and care-experienced people, hearing how gaps in their records have affected their lives and what they’ve done to find answers.

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