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Facebook hearing live updates: Whistleblower Frances Haugen to testify

JasonDoiy/iStock(WASHINGTON) A Senate subcommittee on Tuesday is hearing from a whistleblower who claims Facebook manipulated content it knew was harmful to young users, a day after the social media giant experienced an apparently unrelated massive outage. Frances Haugen, who revealed her identity during a Sunday interview on CBS' 60 Minutes, has been cooperating with a Senate Commerce subcommittee as part of its ongoing efforts to assess potential regulations for the platform. Haugen is expected to tell lawmakers on Tuesday about evidence she reportedly has showing that the company intentionally ignored proof of its potentially harmful impact on users. "Facebook has realized that if they change the algorithm to be safer, people will spend less time on the site, they'll click on less ads, they'll make less money," she told 60 Minutes. Facebook has publicly refuted Haugen's claims. Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern: Oct 05, 9:18 am Blume ....

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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down for users across US

The social media apps Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp were not working Monday morning. ....

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Sen. Blumenthal explains 'finsta' and claims 'Facebook routinely puts profits ahead of kids' online safety'

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) (2R) looks on as Facebook Global Head of Safety Director, Antigone Davis, testifies remotely before a hearing of the ....

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