Haugen also has filed complaints with federal authorities alleging that Facebook’s own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest, but the company hides what it knows. She worked for 15 years prior to being recruited by Facebook in 2019 at companies including Google and Pinterest. Haugen is set to testify to the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection at a hearing Tuesday. They accused Facebook of concealing the negative findings about Instagram and demanded a commitment from the company to make changes. Separately Monday, a massive global outage plunged Facebook, Instagram and the company’s WhatsApp messaging platform into chaos, only gradually dissipating by late Monday Eastern time.
