Whistleblower says Facebook pushed for higher profits, cavalier over safety

In an era when bipartisanship is rare on Capitol Hill, the top Democrat and Republican on the subcommittee agreed on the need for big changes at Facebook

Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, said the social media giant keeps its algorithms and operations a secret. File picture: Robert Fortunato/CBS News/60 Minutes via AP

Facebook is set to take another pounding in Congress on Tuesday as a whistleblower who left with tens of thousands of internal documents told lawmakers how the company pushed for higher profits while being cavalier about user safety.

Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, said the social media giant keeps its algorithms and operations a secret.