Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said Tuesday the world’s largest social media company is facing a “big tobacco, jaw dropping moment of truth” as a massive cache of internal whistleblower documents show Facebook put profits ahead of the safety of children, when it knew it was causing harm.He introduced a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing focused on testimony by former Facebook executive Frances Haugen by thanking her for “standing up to one of the most powerful, implacable corporations in the world.”“But you are not here alone.
You are armed with document and evidence that speak volumes about how Facebook puts profits in front of people,” he said.Facebook was the target of a series of scathing investigative reports last month in the Wall
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