Facebook choosing "profit over safety": Whistleblower reveals identity

10:30:00 AM, Monday 4th of October 2021 | in technology

After sharing documents that revealed Facebook was aware that its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental health, the whistleblower revealed her identity Sunday in a televised interview. The whistleblower identified herself as Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa. "The version of Facebook that exists today is tearing our societies apart and causing ethnic violence around the world," Haugen said.