What did the Facebook whistleblower do?
The whistleblower leaked documents detailing private research to The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. Congress. The documents revealed that Facebook executives had been aware of negative impacts of its platforms on some young users.
Who is Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen?
A Facebook whistleblower unmasked herself as former product manager for civic misinformation Frances Haugen during a “60 Minutes” interview that aired Sunday. The whistleblower leaked documents detailing private research to The Wall Street Journal and the U.S. Congress.
Are there ‘other whistleblowers out there’ for big tech?
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Commerce Committee, called the hearing “part of the process of demystifying Big Tech.” Toward the end of the hearing, Blumenthal told Haugen that he thinks “there are other whistleblowers out there.”