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The Whistleblower Behind the 'Facebook Files' Reveals Herself

Frances Haugen was a product manager at the social media company, but quit after finding Facebook misled the public about its work in combating hate speech, violence and misinformation. Documents she took from the company were shared with The Wall Street Journal anonymously, becoming the source of "The Facebook Files" series. She went public in a Sunday interview with "60 Minutes" and is set to testify before the Senate on Oct. 5 about the alleged harm Facebook causes.

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    Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation

    Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation

    Her name is Frances Haugen. That is a fact that Facebook has been anxious to know since last month when an anonymous former employee filed complaints …

    Facebook executive says it’s ‘ludicrous’ to blame Jan. 6 on social media

    Facebook executive says it’s ‘ludicrous’ to blame Jan. 6 on social media

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    New York, NY CNN Business — A senior Facebook executive said on “Reliable Sources” Sunday that the company will never be able to control all the content on its site, and may be open to regulation as lawmakers continue to crack down on the tech giant. Facebook (FB)’s vice president of global affairs, …

    Why this Facebook scandal is different

    Why this Facebook scandal is different

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    Vox - Shirin Ghaffary

    Internal evidence shared by former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen shows Facebook has known — but ignored — the harm it causes. On Sunday evening, a former Facebook employee who has previously revealed damning internal documents about the company came forward on 60 Minutes to reveal her …

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