Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen, testifies before the Senate.
Haugen accuses Facebook of causing upheaval in communities all around the world. Salem Ghebremedhin Committee Senators listen as former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen (center) testifies before a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill, October 5, 2021, in Washington, DC. Whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony before Congress on the practices of her former employer Facebook was fascinating and unsettling for many. Haugen's testimony came after Antigone Davis, Facebook's global head of safety, was questioned about the company's harmful influence on children and teenagers. Davis adhered to Facebook's script, frustrating senators by failing to directly address questions. However, Haugen, a former Facebook project manager on civic misinformation, was unexpectedly more helpful with information. Haugen is an algorithm expert who has worked as a project manager for companies such as Google, Pinterest, and Y...