Former Facebook official: Facebook is harmful to children, democracy and divides societies

 Frances Hogan, a former Facebook official, has told the US Senate that Facebook's products are harmful to children and democracy.

Frances Hughes said in a statement before a US Senate committee that Facebook's management knows how to secure the platform but is reluctant to do so for profit.

However, Facebook says that Frances Hughes is talking about the topics, she does not know these things.

Facebook is the world's largest social media platform and the company says it has 2.7 billion monthly active users. Millions of people also use their other platforms WhatsApp and Instagram.

Facebook is currently facing strong criticism and the company is accused of taking inadequate measures to protect users' data and spread inaccurate information.

In the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, members of both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party agreed that the company needed to change. Consensus between the two parties is a rare thing.

Frances Hughes, who has worked as a product manager in Facebook's Civic Integrity Division, previously shared Facebook insider information with US media in secret. Now they have come to the fore.

He says Facebook has learned that it can provoke people's anger and keep them on its patch for longer, which increases their profits. "Knowing that hate speech is harming societies, they are continuing to make a profit," he said.

Allegations about France Hogan's Instagram are serious. He alleges that according to Facebook's own research, the Instagram platform is adversely affecting the mental health of young people. Instagram is also owned by Facebook.

He said that according to Facebook's own research, 13% of girls under the age of 20 have said that using Instagram leads to suicidal tendencies.

He said that while working at Facebook, he repeatedly saw a shift in profits and consumer safety, and that Facebook always put its financial gain first.

She wants Congress to monitor Facebook's platforms. Frances Hughes says that if it is left to the company, it will always prioritize its profits.

"I think there is still time, but it should not be too late," he said.

He said the documents he released showed that Facebook had repeatedly prioritized financial gain over consumer protection.

Facebook said all the allegations were misleading and that it had 40,000 employees working to prevent the spread of hate speech.

Frances Hughes says there is a lot of research showing that social media platforms are a cause of stress in young people.

He said that where people post their pictures on Instagram, it gives rise to negative thoughts about their size.

Frances Hughes copied the company's internal documents before leaving the company. She provided the information to the Wall Street Journal and has been leaking the information for the past three weeks.

"There are double standards for Facebook users," he said in his revelations. The company treats celebrities, politicians and Facebook's high profile users differently.

He also revealed a lawsuit filed against the company by Facebook's shareholders, in which Facebook had struck a ارب 5 billion deal with the US Trade Commission in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.