FacebookA whistleblower brought in internal documents detailing research by the company to The Wall Street Journal, and The U.S. Congress. She then unmasked her self ahead of an interview she did with “60 Minutes” on Sunday night.

Frances HaugenAccording to her website she claimed that she is the source behind leaked documents. She was a former product manager for Facebook’s civic misinformation group. On her personal website, she shared that during her time at the company, she “became increasingly alarmed by the choices the company makes prioritizing their own profits over public safety — putting people’s lives at risk. Frances took the brave step of exposing Facebook’s practices at Facebook, even though it was a very risky move.

Haugen was previously a product manager. Pinterest YelpAnd GoogleAccording to her, LinkedIn profileShe is. Hinge also has her as the technical cofounder. She claims she brought its predecessor, Secret Agent Cupid to market.

Haugen stated that she had seen many social networks but Facebook was worse than any other.

Haugen said that she quit Facebook “60 Minutes” in May.

Jeff Horwitz was also the Journal reporter and author of the articles basing on the leaked documents. shared Haugen’s identity on TwitterShe was identified as the source for the stories on Sunday night.

You can find the documents here first reported by the JournalAccording to a report by the Journal, Facebook executives were aware that some of its platforms had negative effects on young users. The Journal reports that 6% of American teens reported suicidal thoughts to Instagram.

Facebook later stated that it was cherry-picking data from the Journal and that headlines in its internal presentations ignored positive interpretations of data. For example, Facebook claims that users have seen positive effects through engagement with products.

After Haugen’s revelation of her identity, Lena Pietsch, a spokesperson for Facebook said that “every day our teams must balance protecting billions of people’s ability to express themselves freely with the need to maintain our platform safe and positive.” We continue to make substantial improvements in our efforts to combat misinformation and dangerous content. It is simply not true to suggest that we promote bad content but do nothing.

Haugen stated that she made the decision to publish Facebook’s internal communications this year. She said that she knew she had to go “in a systematic way” and that she needed to “get enough out there that nobody can doubt that it is true.”

Haugen then copied and published tens to thousands of pages, as “60 Minutes,” reported.

Haugen cited the 2020 election to be a pivotal moment at Facebook. After the election, Facebook announced that it would dissolve the “Civic Integrity”, team to which Haugen was assigned. A few months later social media communications were a major focus following the Jan 6th insurrection at U.S. Capitol.

Haugen stated that when they removed Civic Integrity, this was the moment I felt like “I don’t believe they’re willing invest what’s necessary to keep Facebook safe.”

Facebook informed the news broadcast that the Civic Integrity team’s work had been distributed to other units.

Haugen identified Facebook’s algorithm in her argument as the one that causes misinformation to be spread on users. According to Haugen, Facebook knew of the dangers associated with misinformation and added security systems in order to mitigate them. However, after the election, Facebook relaxed those safety precautions.

Haugen stated that “as soon as they won the election, they shut them off again or changed their settings to make it more safe.” To me, that feels like a betrayal to democracy.

The Journal reported that Haugen disclosed the information to Facebook. Lawmakers did not react. During a hearing before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection ThursdaySenators from both parties lambasted Facebook, asking it to end its temporary pause in building an Instagram platform that is suitable for children. Based on past behaviour and reports, the lawmakers stated that they doubt Facebook’s ability to be an effective steward for such platforms.

On Tuesday, the whistleblower will testify in front of Senator Commerce’s subcommittee for consumer protection. The Global Head of Safety at Facebook, Antigone Davy, told Congress on Thursday that Facebook wouldn’t retaliate against her for making the disclosures to Senators.

Haugen stated that she had “empathy” for Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook CEO. She said that he never intended to create a hateful platform. However, he allowed his side effects to make it more accessible and distributeable.

To keep the company in control, she called for stricter regulations.

Haugen said that Facebook had repeatedly demonstrated it cannot be independent. He told 60 Minutes, “Facebook is proving they are incapable of acting independently.” “It’s subsidizing. It is paying for its profit with our safety. It will be a huge enough influence on the world for them to have the courage and motivation to finally put in those regulations. This is my wish.

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