In a statement to NPR, Facebook spokesman Andy Stone said Facebook did not bear responsibility for the Capitol siege.
Haugen alleges that the trove of statements and data prove that Facebook's leaders have repeatedly and knowingly put the company's image and profitability ahead of the public good - even at the risk of violence and other harm. The documents, known collectively as the Facebook Papers, were shared in redacted form with Congress after whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, disclosed them to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those are two of the main takeaways from thousands of internal Facebook documents that NPR and other news outlets have reviewed. And they say its inability to effectively moderate content has magnified those dangers, both in the U.S.
A trove of insider documents known as the Facebook Papers has the company facing backlash over its effects on society and politics.įacebook's rank-and-file employees warned their leaders about the company's effects on society and politics in the United States. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol Hill in April 2018.
