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Ex-Facebook employee bringing sharp criticisms to Congress

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Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data scientist who revealed herself as a whistleblower of allegations against the company, now is heading to testify before Congress.

She's scheduled to speak today at a Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection.

When revealing her identity in a CBS “60 Minutes” interview aired Sunday night, Haugen said “Facebook, over and over again, has shown it chooses profit over safety.”

She previously leaked documents to The Wall Street Journal alleging Facebook's own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest, but the company hides what it knows.

Read more from The Associated Press.

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Not so fast. There is something fishy going on here? This “whistleblower” is a radical, AOC supporting Marxist! NO real “whistleblower” would EVER go on 60 minutes or any other mainstream outlet IF they were serious. I was tipped off when the “whistleblower” referred to Jan 6 as “the insurrection”. Some of us have known for decades that they are corrupt anti American ideologues. The Communists in Washington desperately needed the narrative to change. So they trot one of their largest supporters who has been working in the big tech world for years. Lets wait and see.

Do you know the difference between a “right wing conspiracy” and the TRUTH? About 2 weeks.

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