Haugen is a data engineer, technologist and whistleblower.
In 2021, she made global headlines by releasing tens of thousands of pages of Facebook's internal data to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Wall Street Journal.
Haugen alleged that Facebook consistently chose profits over people, allowing disinformation to spread on its platform.
Lawmakers have seized on Haugen's disclosures, using her revelations as an argument to better regulate Facebook and other big tech firms.
Haugen says she never intended to be a whistleblower, but wants to use her platform to start a nonprofit dedicated to social media reform.
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