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Frances Haugen

American data engineer, scientist, and whistleblower

Frances Haugen is an American product manager, data engineer, scientist, and whistleblower. She disclosed tens of thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Wall Street Journal in the 2021 Facebook leak.

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3 stories
  1. Oct 9
    Sorkin's Facebook Film Draws Mixed Reviews
    Left & CenterSorkin wrote and directed the film as a companion to The Social Network, dramatizing whistleblower Frances Haugen’s disclosures to Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz about internal knowledge of platform harms.
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  2. Oct 8
    The Social Reckoning Tracks for $8M
    BalancedSorkin wrote and directed the film about Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz and Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, whose disclosures exposed internal research on harms linked to Facebook.
    10articles
  3. Oct 7
    'The Social Reckoning' Divides Critics
    Mostly LeftThe film centers on former Facebook engineer Frances Haugen, who shared internal documents with Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz for the “Facebook Files.”
    8articles

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    Social Network Sequel Reception
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