The Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents indicating the company was aware of various problems caused by its apps called on Congress to take action in testimony before a Senate subcommittee
The Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents indicating the company was aware of various problems caused by its apps, including Instagram's potential"toxic" effect on teen girls, called on Congress to take action against the social media platform in testimony before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday.
Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at the company, faced questions from a Commerce subcommittee about what Facebook-owned Instagram knew about its effects on young users, among other issues.After a bad day, Facebook suffers major outage"I am here today because I believe that Facebook's products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy," she said during her opening remarks.
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Facebook whistleblower to testify in Senate hearing about company's impact on kidsThe Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents indicating the company was aware of various problems caused by its apps, including Instagram's potential 'toxic' effect on teen girls, is set to testify at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
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Facebook Senate hearing: Live updates on Frances Haugen's testimonyThe Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents will testify today before a Senate subcommittee about the company's impact on kids. Follow here for the latest news.
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Whistleblower to Senate: Don't trust FacebookFormer Facebook employee Frances Haugen says the world's largest social network has 'put their astronomical profits before people.'
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Facebook whistleblower to Senate: company ‘amplifies division, extremism, and polarization’Facebook has a “a system that amplifies division, extremism, and polarization… In some cases, this dangerous online talk that has led to actual violence that harms and even kills people,” Frances Haugen said.
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