Key Revelations the <br />Facebook Whistleblower , Made to Congress.<br />Key Revelations the <br />Facebook Whistleblower , Made to Congress.<br />Frances Haugen is a former Facebook employee who worked as a product manager on issues related to civic integrity.<br />She testified before Congress on Oct. 6, two days after a bombshell interview she did was aired on '60 Minutes.'.<br />She testified before Congress on Oct. 6, two days after a bombshell interview she did was aired on '60 Minutes.'.<br />One of the key moments during her testimony <br />occurred when she called out Facebook as <br />a threat to kids and U.S. democracy.<br />[Products of Facebook] harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy, Frances Haugen, Facebook Whistleblower, <br />via CNN.<br />Haugen suggested that Facebook ought to <br />"declare moral bankruptcy,".<br />and she urged lawmakers to amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.<br />Section 230 protects a company's authority <br />to moderate the content of its platform.<br />Haugen also stated that Facebook AI <br />intercepts a "very tiny minority" of <br />offensive content on Facebook.<br />She said that children <br />struggle with body <br />image issues in ways <br />that are unprecedented, .<br />primarily because the burden of protecting children is placed largely on the parents.<br />I'm saddest when I look on Twitter and people blame the parents for these problems with Facebook. They say, 'Just take your kid's phone away.', Frances Haugen, Facebook Whistleblower, <br />via CNN.<br />It's a lot more complicated <br />than that, Frances Haugen, Facebook Whistleblower, <br />via CNN.<br />She suggested that schools and federal health organizations should begin to provide information to assist parents.<br />Finally, Haugen stated that she continues to have “strong national security concerns” about Facebook operations
