Facebook Whistleblower Testifies: Profits Before People'
We ran the numbers: There are 1535 news articles covering this topic. 54% (826) are left leaning, 35% (535) are center, and 11% (174) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, whistleblower and former Facebook product manager Frances Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection. While left-leaning articles highlight that a former Facebook employee told members of Congress that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content, right-leaning articles highlight that Haugen told lawmakers that she believes Facebook is a “national security issue.
The Washington Post published a left-leaning article highlighting that a former Facebook employee told members of Congress that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content. Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen told lawmakers new regulations are needed to force Facebook to improve its own platforms.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Facebook did not have a seat at one of the most explosive congressional hearings in its scandal-plagued history. Facebook strongly disagreed with her testimony but agreed that new rules for social media are long overdue.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Haugen told lawmakers that she believes Facebook is a “national security issue. Haugen said Facebook saw “active participation” of “the Iran government doing espionage on other state actors.”