social media. all of that took place just hours before a whistleblower detailed to congress how she believed the tech giant put profits over people. i believe facebook s products harm children, stoke division, and weaken our democracy. the company s leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer, but won t make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people. joining me now to share her insights on all of this is dr. ana lemki, professor at stanned for university school of medicine. doctor, good morning to you. so nice to have you on this. you call the smartphone the modern day hypodermic needle which may sound extreme but when instagram was off line last week, i found myself still compulsively checking it, even though it was just a few hours. we know this feeling being on social media, but explain what
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weighing down on democrats trying to win in state races across the country. coming up, we re going to talk to the former head of the democratic party, terry mcauliffe, trying to get his old job back as virginia governor. but i want to begin with this week s revelations about facebook. francis hougen, whistleblower at facebook, released thousands of pages of documents. she testified before congress that facebook s products, quote, harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy. she went on to blame the country for refusing to take steps to help users. the company s leadership knows how to make facebook and instagram safer but won t make the changes necessary because they have put their astronomical profits before people. congressional action is needed. they won t solve this crisis without your help. joining me now is facebook s top spokesman, vice president of global affairs, nick clegg.