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    FACEBOOK WHISTLEBLOWER TESTIFIES: FIVE HIGHLIGHTS

    Oct 09, 2021 3 minutes

    FACEBOOK WHISTLEBLOWER TESTIFIES: FIVE HIGHLIGHTS

    A former Facebook employee told members of Congress Tuesday that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content that harms children but refuses to make changes that could hurt its profits.

    Speaking before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen told lawmakers that new regulations are needed to force Facebook to improve its own platforms. But she stopped short of calling for a breakup of the company, saying it wouldn’t fix existing problems and would

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