European Politicians Call for Facebook Investigation After Whistleblower Revelation

European Politicians Call for Facebook Investigation After Whistleblower Revelation
Facebook logo in 3D in front of the EU flag, on May 15, 2015. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
|Updated:

BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM―Two members of the European parliament have called for an investigation into allegations by a whistleblower that Facebook prioritised profits above the public good.

The whistleblower, Frances Haugen, who had worked as a product manager on the civic misinformation team at Facebook, shared internal documents with newspapers and attorneys general from several U.S. states.