H Frances Hagen is the scientific data analyst, who revealed herself as the informant on the show 60 Minutes.
New problems are coming to the surface for Facebook a company that started in a garage and is currently worth more than $ XNUMX trillion.
A 60-minute show on Sunday revealed that it leaked thousands of pages interior confidential documents from Facebook to the public and to the federal authorities. Frances Haugen had kept her identity secret until last year.
Information about the determined filing before the authorities of Frances Haugen, as well as evidence contained in this information that leaked to the press, show that the technology giant Facebook Deceived both the public and investors about the ability of the group to manage cases Rhetoric of hatred and misinformation.
Frances Haugen said at one point in her interview that the Facebook giant constantly, over and over again prefers profit over user security.
Frances Haugen's testimony is scheduled for this week before Congress. All this research that will happen from there onwards, which will investigate all these documents in depth, will probably push Facebook into the biggest crisis it has experienced so far. Both Democrats and Republicans are critical of Facebook practices and are proposing new, tougher measures on tech giants.
Let us not forget that for years Congress has been stuck in an endless debate about how best to deal with all the big tech. In July the body depositor introduced sweeping reforms on antitrust practices to be enforced, targeting Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. The Judicial Committee of the Parliament approved the bills but they have not yet come to the parliament for a vote
This new challenge that the federal government has to face regarding the new complaints against Facebook, could push lawmakers into immediate action.
At a hearing last week, lawmakers looked at Facebook's allegations in an internal investigation that found the platforms were adversely affecting the mental health of millions of people, most of them teenagers. Also, Sen. committee member Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn, citing internal documents, reported no action on trafficking or sex trafficking via Facebook.
The research has a long way to go and we will see if it finally ends up somewhere
