400 list of wealthiest people for the first time in 25 years. hell, welcome to the programme. frances haugen is a persuasive witness. today, the former facebook employee made her first public appearance before a congressional committee, after revealing that she was the source of thousands of pages of internal company research. in her testimony, ms haugen said the social media giant has for years misled the public about the extent to which its products harm children and stoke division, painting a picture of a company that has consistently prioritised enormous profit over its users safety. the documents, she said, provided to congress are only the tip of the iceberg. and in testimony, she encouraged the senators to demand more of the company s own internal research. facebook want you to believe that the problems we re talking about are unsolvable. they want you to believe in false choices. they want you to believe that you must choose between a facebook full of divisive and ex