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>> facebook knows that its amplification algorithms, things like engagement-based ranking on instagram, can lead children from very innocuous topics like healthy recipes. i think all of us could eat a little more healthy. um, all the way from just something innocent like healthy recipes to anorexia-promoting content over a very short period of time. >> today's hearing focused heavily on facebook and instagram's impact on kids. it also dealt with facebook's real in amplifying election lies, political violence, and everything else surrounding the 2020 election and attack on the capitol. now, bef...

♪ ♪ >> tucker: ever noticed how when a whistle-blower comes forward to tell the truth about something or other, the truth is always pretty much what you always knew, or at least suspected, it is just confirming what is obvious? today a whistle-blower from facebook testified that the company is fully aware that its products hurt children. here is part of she said. >> has facebook ever offered features that it knew had a negative effect on children and teens' mental health? >> facebook knows its amplification algorithms, things like engagement based ranking on instagram can lead children fro...

Right? i -- i know that the more time i spend on this, the worse i feel. but like, i just can't -- like, that they want the next click. they want the next like. >> and in general, so do instagram and facebook because that increases engagement which, in turn, helps advertising revenue. that much is a simple fact about the way that social networks operate. the fundamental question is does facebook build their algorithm knowing it harms certain users? frances haugen says the answer's very simply yes. >> is facebook ever offered features that it knew had a negative effect on children's and teens' ...

♪ ♪ >> tucker: ever noticed how when a whistle-blower comes forward to tell the truth about something or other, the truth is always pretty much what you always knew, or at least suspected? it is just confirming what is obvious? today, a whistle-blower from facebook testified that the company is fully aware that its products hurt children. here is part of she said. >> has facebook ever offered features that it knew had a negative effect on children and teens' mental health? >> facebook knows its amplification algorithms, things like engagement-based ranking on instagram can lead children fr...

Us live from capitol hill. so i mean, she just put to words what many people have been fearing for years about the algorithm of facebook, that it does much more harm than good, so where are we and what can lawmakers actually do? >> reporter: well, lawmakers can legislate to regulate and there's certainly a lot of indication from senators on both sides of the aisle who were at that hearing today that they would be willing to do that, that this seems like a bipartisan issue, and a lot of it is due to how compelling this whistleblower's testimony was. have a listen. >> facebook knows that it's am...