Facebook whistleblower says Congress needs to act to stop a growing crisis

A data scientist who formerly worked for Facebook testified before Congress on Tuesday, telling lawmakers that the social media platform is harmful to children and fuels political polarization.Credit: FacebookFrances Haugen, who revealed herself as the whistleblower behind the leak of a selection of internal Facebook documents, told a Senate panel on Tuesday that lawmakers need to intervene to solve the 'crisis' situation created by the social media juggernaut. Read more...