Frances Haugen testified about Facebook, saying: They put profits before people.
Here’s are more quotes that provide evidence of this:
Facebook’s own research has identified the harm they cause: 66% of teen girls on instagram and 40% of teen boys experience negative social comparison. This is Facebook’s Research. 52% of teen girls who experience negative social comparison on instagram.
Facebook is not interested in changing to avoid harm: Facebook is not interested in making significant changes to improve kids’ saftety on their platforms, at least not when that would result in losing eyeballs on posts or decreasing their ad revenues.
Active Deception: Even though Facebook knows of the harms, it describes Facebook encouraging teens to create second accounts they can hide from their parents.