Facebook Whistleblower Tells All On '60 Minutes'

“The version of Facebook that exists today is tearing our societies apart and causing ethnic violence around the world,” says former Facebook employee France Haugen. She points to Myanmar, where the military used Facebook to launch a genocide. https://t.co/WU4IumjHkO pic.twitter.com/cy9Ed9MgbH

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 3, 2021

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says Facebook turned on safety systems to reduce misinformation during the 2020 Election. But she says many of the changes were temporary. Facebook says some of the safety systems remained. https://t.co/pwJ8R4RFLx pic.twitter.com/APKtjIGblL

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 3, 2021

“Facebook, over and over again, has shown it chooses profit over safety,” says Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. She believes the federal government should impose regulations and plans to testify before Congress this week. https://t.co/YoKIyorZzu pic.twitter.com/RWlk9QOwZu

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 3, 2021

Daily Mail: Facebook whistleblower unmasked: Frances Haugen comes forward as she reveals she filed at least eight SEC complaints alleging the social media giant lied to investors and played a role in the Capitol riots 

* Frances Haugen, widely known as the Facebook whistleblower, spoke out publicly for the first time since she anonymously filed complaints with the SEC 

* In a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday night, Haugen accused the Facebook of prioritizing its own interests over the public good 

* She also alleged that Facebook allowed the spread of misinformation and contributed to the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol 

* Haugen said: 'Facebook, over and over again, chose to optimize for its own interests, like making more money' 

* She also claimed that the social media network betrayed American democracy 

The former Facebook employee who is responsible for thousands of pages of leaked internal company research has been identified as Frances Haugen. Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa who was widely known as the 'Facebook whistleblower,' spoke out publicly for the first time since she anonymously filed at least eight complaints with federal law enforcement. 

In a 60 Minutes interview that aired Sunday night, Haugen accused the social media network of prioritizing its own interests over the public good and allowing spread of misinformation.  

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WNU Editor: Facebook has responded (see below):

Facebook’s written statement to 60 Minutes can be viewed here: https://t.co/gUsxhl7Dcu

— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 3, 2021

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