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A demonstrator poses with an installation depicting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg surfing on a wave of cash and surrounded by distressed teenagers, during a protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in central London as Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen was set to testify to British lawmakers, on October 25, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)
October 26, 2021, 9:09 am
Facebook profits rise 17% amid accusations it values success over user safety
Net income in July-September period was $9.19 billion, social media giant says; whistleblower who leaked internal documents tells UK lawmakers company stokes online hate, extremism
By Barbara Ortutay and Kelvin Chan
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen (L) leaves the Houses of Parliament in central London on October 25, 2021 after giving evidence to members of the UK parliament on the Joint Committee on the draft Online Safety Bill. - Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told UK lawmakers Monday that posting content featuring anger and hate "is the easiest way to grow" on the social media platform as she urged better regulation. The ex-Facebook employee, who earlier this year shared a trove of internal documents alleging it knew its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental health, argued the platform was "unquestionably" fuelling hate. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)
October 26, 2021, 6:34 am
Facebook ‘unquestionably’ fueling hate, whistleblower tells UK lawmakers
Frances Haugen, who leaked a trove of documents from social media giant, says company rewards those who post the most divisive content
By Joe JACKSON
Mark Zuckerberg, chairman and CEO of Facebook, speaks at the CEO summit during the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru, November 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
October 25, 2021, 7:25 pm
Facebook papers show deep internal conflict: People or profit?
Amid efforts to expand outside US and Western Europe, social media giant has failed to address or anticipate the unintended consequences of signing up millions of new users
By Barbara Ortutay
In this October 23, 2019 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
October 12, 2021, 8:07 pm
Regulation takes time but it’s coming for Facebook, says Israeli law expert
Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler of the Israel Democracy Institute says that big shifts in data protection and privacy in recent years signal change for social media platforms
By Ricky Ben-David
Sen. Ed Markey questions former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
October 6, 2021, 11:12 am
Facebook knows the harm it’s causing: 5 key points from whistleblower testimony
Data scientist Frances Haugen tells lawmakers the tech giant refuses to make changes that could harm its profits; senators say time for inaction has passed
By Barbara Ortutay and David Klepper
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