Facebook whistleblower revealed on '60 Minutes,' says the company prioritized profit over public good

The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released internal research — leading to a firestorm for the social media company — is revealed as former product manager Frances Haugen

New York The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents — leading to a firestorm for the social media company in recent weeks — was revealed on"60 Minutes" Sunday night as Frances Haugen.

The 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at the company says the documents show that Facebook knows its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation, and that the company has tried to hide that evidence.

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