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A former Facebook employee told a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday how the social media giant "repeatedly misled" the public and regulators about its data use and marketing practices, leading to a bipartisan call by lawmakers for stronger children's privacy protections and the dismantling of a Big Tech liability shield.

The Senate heard testimony Tuesday from former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, who came before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, ...

Senator Richard Blumenthal reflected on Tuesday's hearing with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.

Frances Haugen’s testimony offers a path forward on how to address Facebook’s harms.

BoA says it is bullish on digital assets. The Bank of America says it is bullish on the long-term performance of digital assets.

Mark Zuckerberg accuses former employee Frances Haugen of painting false picture in damning Senate testimony as lawmakers vow action to rein in social media behemoth

A global crash of Facebook's services laid bare just how much of the world relies on Facebook’s services.

A former Facebook employee told Congress Tuesday that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content that harms.

Facebook puts “astronomical profits before people,” harms children and is destabilizing democracies, a whistle-blower has claimed in testimony to the US Congress. Frances Haugen said that Facebook knew it steered young users toward damaging content and that its Instagram app was “like cigarettes” for those aged 18 and younger. In a wide-ranging testimony, the former Facebook employee said that the company did not have enough staff to keep the platform safe and was “literally fanning”...