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Facebook whistleblower says firm put profits first

Naomi Nix and Kurt Wagner

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A former Facebook product manager has become one of the company’s highest-profile critics after exposing thousands of internal documents she said showed the social media giant failed to protect users.

Frances Haugen, who tackled misinformation on the platform, turned over internal research to US lawmakers and the Wall Street Journal, which reported the company knew, but did not disclose, the negative impact of services such as Instagram.

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