Facebook whistleblower reveals identity ahead of US Senate hearing

Sheila Dang, Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. Dado Ruvic, Reuters/Illustration//File Photo/File Photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/10/04/20211004_fb.jpg"/><figcaption>A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. <em>Dado Ruvic, Reuters/Illustration//File Photo/File Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>A former Facebook Inc employee revealed herself on Sunday as the whistleblower who leaked a trove of internal company research that served as the basis of a Wall Street Journal investigative series.</p><p>The leak led to a Senate hearing and a new wave of criticism over the negative impact of the social media giant&#x27;s apps.</p><p>Frances Haugen appeared on Sunday on the television program &quot;60 Minutes.&quot; She will testify before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday in a hearing titled &quot;Protecting Kids Online,&quot; about the company&#x27;s research into Instagram&#x27;s effect on the mental health of young users.</p><p>Last week, a Facebook executive testified to US senators and disputed the Journal&#x27;s characterization of the research, pointing out other findings that she said showed the app&#x27;s positive impact on teens.</p><p>Haugen was a product manager at Facebook for more than two years, according to her LinkedIn profile. She also worked as a product manager at Google, Pinterest and Yelp.</p><p>Haugen said she&#x27;d seen problems at other social media companies, but &quot;it was substantially worse at Facebook than anything I&#x27;d seen before.&quot; </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/09/27/21/instagram-suspends-kids-version-of-app">Instagram suspends kids version of app</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/16/21/zuckerberg-urged-to-nix-kids-version-of-instagram">Zuckerberg urged to nix kids&#x27; version of Instagram</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1667354" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

A former Facebook Inc employee revealed herself on Sunday as the whistleblower who leaked a trove of internal company research that served as the basis of a Wall Street Journal investigative series.

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Facebook whistleblower reveals identity ahead of US Senate hearing

Sheila Dang,

Reuters

Published Oct 04, 2021 08:29 AM PHT

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