Gizmodo
By Matt Novak
[Update: Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen appeared before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday to testify about Facebook policies, and said Mark Zuckerberg is personally responsible for placing profits before the mental wellbeing of children. See the full story here.]
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published internal research from Facebook showing that the social media company knows precisely how toxic its own product is for the people who use it. But tonight, we learned how the Journal obtained those documents: A whistleblower named Frances Haugen, who spoke with CBS News’ 60 Minutes about the ways Facebook is poisoning society.