She shared internal documents and Facebook research with regulators and the Wall Street Journal. It is alleged that she leaked thousands of Facebook documents prior to leaving the company.
She believes that Facebook was aware of problems with its apps. She points to the negative effects of misinformation. And the damage caused to young girls by Instagram.
Haugen said, “Facebook is very aware that this is happening on the platform.”
Haugen’s warning about national security was only one of the major areas the ex-Facebook employee testified about.
Haugen asserted that Facebook has not only known its platform causes harm to U.S. security interests and to the well-being of minors using the platform but that the site allegedly relies on negative interactions to drive engagement.
“The choices being made inside of Facebook are disastrous for our children, for our public safety, for our privacy, and for our democracy,” Haugen emphasized in her opening statement.
“I saw Facebook repeatedly encounter conflicts between its own profits and our safety. Facebook consistently resolved these conflicts in favor of its own profits,” she added.
