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October 5, 2021

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Who Is Frances Haugen? The Bravest of All Facebook Employees It Seems

Haugen is a former product manager at Facebook, accused the company of knowing its platforms are harmful and putting profits before safety in congressional testimony on Tuesday. “They won’t solve this crisis without your help.” Haugen wants Facebook to change its algorithm and cooperate with researchers.

PHEW!

That was a monster evidence session from @FrancesHaugen. So many highlights but the key takeaway is this.

‘The company intentionally hides vital information from the public, US govt & govts around the world’

Welcome to the beginning of the end.

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— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) October 5, 2021

FULL OPENING STATEMENT:

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies before Senate committee. https://t.co/E4LB9m28Zo pic.twitter.com/xiuqnnXWvZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 5, 2021

Happening now: A Facebook whistleblower is testifying before Congress. Data scientist Frances Haugen says the company was aware of the harm to some teens from Instagram and has been dishonest about its fight against hate and misinformation. https://t.co/yOBOHd9Juw
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 5, 2021

"The documents I have provided to Congress prove that Facebook has repeatedly misled the public about what its own research reveals," Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies.

LIVE UPDATES: https://t.co/yNxWiLXN7q pic.twitter.com/BZMb6jfmBM
— ABC News (@ABC) October 5, 2021

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen urges regulation on the social media giant, which she says prioritizes profit over safety.

Haugen says Facebook is not doing anything to address its products' potential harm to users and democracy.

Read more: https://t.co/Cc8ETQfJaG pic.twitter.com/J5OzeLpee6
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) October 5, 2021

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