from a wide range dana: facebook whistleblower taking the stanld. francis haugen. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. i m francis haw again. i used to work at facebook. i joined facebook because i think facebook has the potential to bring out the best in us. but i m here today because 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. congressional action is needed. they won t solve this crisis without your help. yesterday we saw facebook get taken off the internet. i don t know why it went down but i know that for more than five hours facebook wasn t used to deepen division, deestablish