Whistleblower says Facebook is a US 'national security issue'
Whistleblower says Facebook is choosing profits over user safety
By Caitlin McFall | Fox News
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told lawmakers Tuesday that she believes the social media giant is a "national security issue."
The former civic project manager for Facebook’s misinformation team said the social media network saw "active participation" of "the Iran government doing espionage on other state actors."
"This is definitely a thing that is happening," she said during testimony Tuesday. "And I believe Facebook's consistent understaffing of the counter-espionage information operations and counterterrorism teams is a national security issue."
When pressed by Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan about the use of Facebook by U.S. adversaries, Haugen said, "Facebook is very aware that this is happening on the platform."
"I believe the fact that Congress doesn't get a report of exactly how many people are working on these things internally is unacceptable because you have a right to keep the American people safe," she added.
Haugen’s warning about national security implications was just one of the major areas the former Facebook employee flagged for lawmakers.
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