Facebook Whistleblower testifies before US Senate

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Frances Haugen has become a very effective Facebook whistleblower. On Tuesday, she testified that she believes the social media giant is a “national security issue.” And in her testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee, she is demanding action against the social media platform.

And also referred to the fact that Facebook was down for 5 hours on Monday.

Haugen reportedly filed at least eight complaints with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month. She alleges that the $1 trillion company is hiding evidence from investors and the public. 

“Almost no one outside of Facebook knows what happens inside of Facebook. The company intentionally hides vital information from the public, from the U.S. government, and from governments around the world,” she said.

Facebook whistleblower reveals all

Haugen 37 has an MBA. And starting in 2006 she worked at Google, Pinterest and Yelp. She specializes in “algorithmic product management.” And hired on to Facebook in 2019.

As a civic product manager on Facebook’s misinformation team, she claims that the mega-media network saw “active participation” of “the Iran government doing espionage on other state actors.”