‘Facebook can’t keep its head in the sand’: five experts debate the company’s future

Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified the company is harming children and putting profits over safety, but what lies ahead?

The congressional testimony of Frances Haugen is being described as a potential watershed moment after the former Facebook employee turned whistleblower warned lawmakers must “act now” to rein in the social media company.

But the impact of the hearing – in which Haugen used her time at Facebook and leaked internal research to build a case that it is harming children, destabilizing democracies, and putting profits over safety – is uncertain, as lawmakers, experts and regulators remain split over the path forward.

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