Facebook whistleblower accuses company of harming children, Zuckerberg says her claims don’t make sense 

Francis Haugen, who is a former employee-turned whistleblower, has testified before the Senate committee about her experience in Facebook.

Things have not been all rosy for Facebook of late. After a massive outage causing the company to lose out on a lot of money, the social media company is now under scrutiny over allegations made by its former employee. Francis Haugen, who is a former employee turned whistleblower, has testified before the Senate committee about her experience in Facebook, and she also called on Congress to take strict action against the social media company for allegedly creating a toxic environment for teens on Instagram. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had responded to her claims saying that they don’t make sense at all.

Haugen worked at Facebook as a product manager. She decided to be a whistleblower after she left her job at Facebook. Haugen alleged that Facebook knew about the harmful effects on teens on Instagram yet did not take any steps to curb it. “I am here today because I believe that Facebook's products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy. The company's leadership knows how to make Facebook and Instagram safer but won't make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. Congressional action is needed. They won't solve this crisis without your help,” she was quoted as saying by CNN.