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New whistleblower accuses Facebook of wrongdoing

New whistleblower accuses Facebook of wrongdoing

A former Facebook employee allegedly told US authorities on Friday that the company prioritizes profitability over removing harmful information, just weeks after another whistleblower stoked the company's newest crisis with identical accusations. According to a Washington Post article, an alleged new whistleblower filed a complaint with the US financial authority Securities and Exchange Commission, which might exacerbate the company's problems.

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen published internal papers revealing the business was aware of possible harm generated by its platforms, causing US politicians to resume their quest for legislation. The latest whistleblower recalls claimed remarks from 2017, when the firm was debating how to handle the crisis over Russia's meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, in the SEC lawsuit. "It'll be a one-hit wonder. Some legislators will become enraged. After that, they'll go on to something new in a few weeks.

Meanwhile, we're good because we're producing money in the basement "According to The Washington Post, Tucker Bounds, a member of Facebook's communications team, was cited in the lawsuit as stating. According to the newspaper, the second whistleblower signed the lawsuit on October 13, a week after Haugen's blistering speech before a Senate panel. Haugen testified before Congress that Facebook prioritized profits before safety, prompting her to disclose reams of internal corporate research, which were used to support a devastating Wall Street Journal investigation.

According to the Washington Post, a recent SEC filing by a whistleblower says that Facebook executives consistently impeded attempts to tackle disinformation and other harmful content for fear of angering then-US President Donald Trump or alienating profit-generating users. The piece was "beneath the Washington Post, which for the previous five years would only post stories after extensive digging with verifying sources," according to Erin McPike, a Facebook spokesperson. Although Facebook has been the subject of prior firestorms of controversy, this has not resulted in any new US legislation to govern social media.

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