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's apps.</p><p>Frances Haugen appeared on Sunday on the television program "60 Minutes." She will testify before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday in a hearing titled "Protecting Kids Online," about the company's research into Instagram's effect on the mental health of young users.</p><p>Last week, a Facebook executive testified to US senators and disputed the Journal's characterization of the research, pointing out other findings that she said showed the app'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'd seen problems at other social media companies, but "it was substantially worse at Facebook than anything I'd seen before." </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' version of Instagram</a></li></ul><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></p><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&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&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>

<p>Last week, a Facebook executive testified to US senators and disputed the Journal's characterization of the research, pointing out other findings that she said showed the app'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'd seen problems at other social media companies, but "it was substantially worse at Facebook than anything I'd seen before." </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' version of Instagram</a></li></ul><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></p><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&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&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>

<p>The leak led to a Senate hearing and a new wave of criticism over the negative impact of the social media giant's apps.</p><p>Frances Haugen appeared on Sunday on the television program "60 Minutes." She will testify before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday in a hearing titled "Protecting Kids Online," about the company's research into Instagram's effect on the mental health of young users.</p>

<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>

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

Facebook whistleblower reveals identity ahead of US Senate hearing