Facebook_NP0 's_POS civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ whistle-blower_AJ0 Frances_NP0 Haugen_NP0 worked_VVD ,_PUN pledged_VVD to_TO0 put_VVI people_NN0 ahead_AV0 of_PRF profits_NN2 ._SENT Facebook_NP0 shut_VVD it_PNP down_AVP ,_PUN but_CJC some_DT0 former_DT0 members_NN2 are_VBB still_AV0 honoring_VVG their_DPS promise_NN1 ._SENT 
Facebook_NP0 's_POS civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 was_VBD always_AV0 different_AJ0 from_PRP all_DT0 the_AT0 other_AJ0 teams_NN2 that_CJT the_AT0 social_AJ0 media_NN0 company_NN1 employed_VVN to_TO0 combat_VVI misinformation_NN1 and_CJC hate_VVB speech_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP starters_NN2 ,_PUN every_AT0 team_NN1 member_NN1 subscribed_VVN to_PRP an_AT0 informal_AJ0 oath_NN1 ,_PUN vowing_VVG to_TO0 "_PUQ serve_VVI the_AT0 people_NN0 's_POS interest_NN1 first_ORD ,_PUN not_XX0 Facebook_NP0 's_POS ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 "_PUQ civic_AJ0 oath_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ according_VVG to_PRP five_CRD former_DT0 employees_NN2 ,_PUN charged_AJ0 team_NN1 members_NN2 to_TO0 understand_VVI Facebook_NP0 's_POS impact_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 ,_PUN keep_VVB people_NN0 safe_AJ0 and_CJC defuse_VVB angry_AJ0 polarization_NN1 ._SENT Samidh_NP0 Chakrabarti_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 team_NN1 's_POS leader_NN1 ,_PUN regularly_AV0 referred_VVN to_PRP this_DT0 oath_NN1 —_PUN which_DTQ has_VHZ not_XX0 been_VBN previously_AV0 reported_VVN —_PUN as_CJS a_AT0 set_NN1 of_PRF guiding_AJ0 principles_NN2 behind_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 's_POS work_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP the_AT0 sources_NN2 ._SENT 
Chakrabarti_NP0 's_POS team_NN1 was_VBD effective_AJ0 in_PRP fixing_VVG some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 problems_NN2 endemic_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 ,_PUN former_DT0 employees_NN2 and_CJC Facebook_NN1 itself_PNX have_VHB said_VVN ._SENT 
But_CJC ,_PUN just_AV0 a_AT0 month_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 2020_CRD U.S._NP0 election_NN1 ,_PUN Facebook_NP0 dissolved_VVD the_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Chakrabarti_NP0 took_VVD a_AT0 leave_NN1 of_PRF absence_NN1 ._SENT Facebook_NP0 said_VVD employees_NN2 were_VBD assigned_VVN to_PRP other_AJ0 teams_NN2 to_TO0 help_VVI share_VVI the_AT0 group_NN1 's_POS experience_NN1 across_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC for_PRP many_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 Facebook_NN1 employees_NN2 who_PNQ had_VHD worked_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP a_AT0 veteran_AJ0 product_NN1 manager_NN1 from_PRP Iowa_NP0 named_VVD Frances_NP0 Haugen_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 message_NN1 was_VBD clear_AJ0 :_PUN Facebook_NN1 no_AV0 longer_AV0 wanted_VVD to_TO0 concentrate_VVI power_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 team_NN1 whose_DTQ priority_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 put_VVI people_NN0 ahead_AV0 of_PRF profits_NN2 ._SENT 
Five_CRD weeks_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN supporters_NN2 of_PRF Donald_NP0 Trump_NP0 stormed_VVD the_AT0 U.S._NP0 Capitol_NP0 —_PUN after_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP organized_VVD on_PRP Facebook_NN1 and_CJC used_VVD the_AT0 platform_NN1 to_TO0 spread_VVI the_AT0 lie_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 election_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN stolen_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 's_POS dissolution_NN1 made_VVD it_PNP harder_AJC for_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 to_TO0 respond_VVI effectively_AV0 to_PRP Jan._NP0 6_CRD ,_PUN one_CRD former_DT0 team_NN1 member_NN1 ,_PUN who_PNQ left_VVD Facebook_NN1 this_DT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN told_VVD TIME_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ A_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 left_VVD the_AT0 company_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 teams_NN2 that_CJT did_VDD remain_VVI had_VHD significantly_AV0 less_DT0 power_NN1 to_TO0 implement_VVI change_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 loss_NN1 of_PRF focus_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 pretty_AJ0 big_AJ0 deal_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 person_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Facebook_NP0 did_VDD take_VVI its_DPS eye_NN1 off_PRP the_AT0 ball_NN1 in_PRP dissolving_VVG the_AT0 team_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP terms_NN2 of_PRF being_VBG able_AJ0 to_TO0 actually_AV0 respond_VVI to_PRP what_DTQ happened_VVD on_PRP Jan._NP0 6._CRD "_PUQ The_AT0 former_DT0 employee_NN1 ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP several_DT0 others_NN2 TIME_NN1 interviewed_VVD ,_PUN spoke_VVD on_PRP the_AT0 condition_NN1 of_PRF anonymity_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP fear_NN1 that_DT0 being_VBG named_VVN would_VM0 ruin_VVI their_DPS career_NN1 ._SENT 
Enter_VVB Frances_NP0 Haugen_NP0 
Haugen_NP0 revealed_VVD her_DPS identity_NN1 on_PRP Oct._NP0 3_CRD as_PRP the_AT0 whistle-blower_NN1 behind_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 significant_AJ0 leak_NN1 of_PRF internal_AJ0 research_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS 17-year_AJ0 history_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP a_AT0 bombshell_NN1 testimony_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Senate_NN1 Subcommittee_NN1 on_PRP Consumer_NN1 Protection_NN1 ,_PUN Product_NN1 Safety_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Data_NN0 Security_NN1 two_CRD days_NN2 later_AV0 ,_PUN Haugen_NP0 said_VVD the_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 's_POS dissolution_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 final_AJ0 event_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 series_NN0 that_CJT convinced_VVD her_PNP of_PRF the_AT0 need_NN1 to_TO0 blow_VVI the_AT0 whistle_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB the_AT0 moment_NN1 which_DTQ I_PNP realized_VVD we_PNP needed_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI help_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 outside_AJ0 —_PUN that_CJT the_AT0 only_AJ0 way_NN1 these_DT0 problems_NN2 would_VM0 be_VBI solved_VVN is_VBZ by_PRP solving_VVG them_PNP together_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 solving_VVG them_PNP alone_AV0 —_PUN was_VBD when_AVQ civic-integrity_NN1 was_VBD dissolved_VVN following_PRP the_AT0 2020_CRD election_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP really_AV0 felt_VVD like_PRP a_AT0 betrayal_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 promises_NN2 Facebook_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN to_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ had_VHD sacrificed_VVN a_AT0 great_AJ0 deal_NN1 to_TO0 keep_VVI the_AT0 election_NN1 safe_AJ0 ,_PUN by_PRP basically_AV0 dissolving_VVG our_DPS community_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Read_VVB more_AV0 :_PUN Facebook_NN1 Will_VM0 Not_XX0 Fix_VVI Itself_PNX 
In_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 provided_VVN to_PRP TIME_NN1 ,_PUN Facebook_NP0 's_POS vice_AJ0 president_NN1 for_PRP integrity_NN1 Guy_NP0 Rosen_NP0 denied_VVD the_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN disbanded_VVN ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 disband_VVI Civic_AJ0 Integrity_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Rosen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP integrated_VVD it_PNP into_PRP a_AT0 larger_AJC Central_AJ0 Integrity_NN1 team_NN1 so_AV0 that_CJT the_AT0 incredible_AJ0 work_NN1 pioneered_VVN for_PRP elections_NN2 could_VM0 be_VBI applied_VVN even_AV0 further_AV0 ,_PUN for_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN across_PRP health-related_AJ0 issues_NN2 ._SENT Their_DPS work_NN1 continues_VVZ to_PRP this_DT0 day_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ (_PUL Facebook_NP0 did_VDD not_XX0 make_VVI Rosen_NP0 available_AJ0 for_PRP an_AT0 interview_NN1 for_PRP this_DT0 story_NN1 ._SENT )_PUR 
Haugen_NP0 left_VVD the_AT0 company_NN1 in_PRP May_NP0 ._SENT Before_CJS she_PNP departed_VVD ,_PUN she_PNP trawled_VVD Facebook_NP0 's_POS internal_AJ0 employee_NN1 forum_NN1 for_PRP documents_NN2 posted_VVN by_PRP integrity_NN1 researchers_NN2 about_PRP their_DPS work_NN1 ._SENT Much_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 research_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 related_VVN to_PRP her_DPS job_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC was_VBD accessible_AJ0 to_PRP all_DT0 Facebook_NN1 employees_NN2 ._SENT What_DTQ she_PNP found_VVD surprised_VVD her_PNP ._SENT 
Some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 documents_NN2 detailed_VVD an_AT0 internal_AJ0 study_NN1 that_CJT found_VVD that_DT0 Instagram_NN1 ,_PUN its_DPS photo-sharing_AJ0 app_NN1 ,_PUN made_VVD 32_CRD %_NN0 of_PRF teen_NN1 girls_NN2 feel_VVB worse_AJC about_PRP their_DPS bodies_NN2 ._SENT Others_NN2 showed_VVD how_AVQ a_AT0 change_NN1 to_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS algorithm_NN1 in_PRP 2018_CRD ,_PUN touted_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 to_TO0 increase_VVI "_PUQ meaningful_AJ0 social_AJ0 interactions_NN2 "_PUQ on_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 ,_PUN actually_AV0 incentivized_AJ0 divisive_AJ0 posts_NN2 and_CJC misinformation_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP also_AV0 revealed_VVD that_CJT Facebook_NN1 spends_VVZ almost_AV0 all_DT0 of_PRF its_DPS budget_NN1 for_PRP keeping_VVG the_AT0 platform_NN1 safe_AJ0 only_AV0 on_PRP English-language_AJ0 content_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP September_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Wall_NP0 Street_NP0 Journal_NN1 published_VVD a_AT0 damning_AJ0 series_NN0 of_PRF articles_NN2 based_VVN on_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 documents_NN2 that_CJT Haugen_NP0 had_VHD leaked_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 paper_NN1 ._SENT Haugen_NP0 also_AV0 gave_VVD copies_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 documents_NN2 to_PRP Congress_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 Securities_NN2 and_CJC Exchange_NN1 Commission_NN1 (_PUL SEC_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT 
The_AT0 documents_NN2 ,_PUN Haugen_NP0 testified_VVD Oct._NP0 5_CRD ,_PUN "_PUQ prove_VVB that_DT0 Facebook_NN1 has_VHZ repeatedly_AV0 misled_VVN the_AT0 public_NN1 about_PRP what_DTQ its_DPS own_DT0 research_NN1 reveals_VVZ about_PRP the_AT0 safety_NN1 of_PRF children_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 efficacy_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS artificial_AJ0 intelligence_NN1 systems_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC its_DPS role_NN1 in_PRP spreading_VVG divisive_AJ0 and_CJC extreme_AJ0 messages_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP told_VVD Senators_NN2 that_CJT the_AT0 failings_NN2 revealed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 documents_NN2 were_VBD all_AV0 linked_VVN by_PRP one_PNI deep_AJ0 ,_PUN underlying_AJ0 truth_NN1 about_PRP how_AVQ the_AT0 company_NN1 operates_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ not_XX0 simply_AV0 a_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF certain_AJ0 social_AJ0 media_NN0 users_NN2 being_VBG angry_AJ0 or_CJC unstable_AJ0 ,_PUN or_CJC about_PRP one_CRD side_NN1 being_VBG radicalized_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 ;_PUN it_PNP is_VBZ about_PRP Facebook_NN1 choosing_VVG to_TO0 grow_VVI at_PRP all_DT0 costs_NN2 ,_PUN becoming_VVG an_AT0 almost_AV0 trillion-dollar_AJ0 company_NN1 by_PRP buying_VVG its_DPS profits_NN2 with_PRP our_DPS safety_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
Facebook_NP0 's_POS focus_NN1 on_PRP increasing_AJ0 user_NN1 engagement_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ ultimately_AV0 drives_VVZ ad_NN1 revenue_NN1 and_CJC staves_NN2 off_PRP competition_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP argued_VVD ,_PUN may_VM0 keep_VVI users_NN2 coming_VVG back_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 site_NN1 day_NN1 after_PRP day_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC also_AV0 systematically_AV0 boosts_VVZ content_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ polarizing_AJ0 ,_PUN misinformative_AJ0 and_CJC angry_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC which_DTQ can_VM0 send_VVI users_NN2 down_PRP dark_AJ0 rabbit_NN1 holes_NN2 of_PRF political_AJ0 extremism_NN1 or_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 case_NN1 of_PRF teen_NN1 girls_NN2 ,_PUN body_NN1 dysmorphia_NN1 and_CJC eating_NN1 disorders_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS leadership_NN1 knows_VVZ how_AVQ to_TO0 make_VVI Facebook_NN1 and_CJC Instagram_NN1 safer_AV0 ,_PUN but_CJC wo_VM0 n't_XX0 make_VVI the_AT0 necessary_AJ0 changes_NN2 because_CJS they_PNP have_VHB put_VVN their_DPS astronomical_AJ0 profits_NN2 before_PRP people_NN0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Haugen_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT (_PUL In_PRP 2020_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 company_NN1 reported_VVD $_NN0 29_CRD billion_CRD in_PRP net_AJ0 income_NN1 —_PUN up_PRP 58_CRD %_NN0 from_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 earlier_AV0 ._SENT This_DT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP briefly_AV0 surpassed_VVD $_NN0 1_CRD trillion_CRD in_PRP total_AJ0 market_NN1 value_NN1 ,_PUN though_CJS Haugen_NP0 's_POS leaks_NN2 have_VHB since_AV0 knocked_VVN the_AT0 company_NN1 down_AVP to_PRP around_AV0 $_NN0 940_CRD billion_CRD ._SENT )_PUR 
Asked_VVN if_CJS executives_NN2 adhered_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 set_NN1 of_PRF values_NN2 as_PRP the_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP putting_VVG the_AT0 public_NN1 's_POS interests_NN2 before_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS ,_PUN a_AT0 company_NN1 spokesperson_NN1 told_VVD TIME_NN1 it_PNP was_VBD "_PUQ safe_AJ0 to_TO0 say_VVI everyone_PNI at_PRP Facebook_NN1 is_VBZ committed_VVN to_PRP understanding_VVG our_DPS impact_NN1 ,_PUN keeping_VVG people_NN0 safe_AJ0 and_CJC reducing_AJ0 polarization_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP the_AT0 same_DT0 week_NN1 that_CJT an_AT0 unrelated_AJ0 systems_NN2 outage_NN1 took_VVD Facebook_NP0 's_POS services_NN2 offline_AJ0 for_PRP hours_NN2 and_CJC revealed_VVD just_AV0 how_AVQ much_DT0 the_AT0 world_NN1 relies_VVZ on_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS suite_NN1 of_PRF products_NN2 —_PUN including_PRP WhatsApp_NP0 and_CJC Instagram_NP0 —_PUN the_AT0 revelations_NN2 sparked_VVD a_AT0 new_AJ0 round_NN1 of_PRF national_AJ0 soul-searching_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP led_VVD some_DT0 to_TO0 question_VVI how_AVQ one_CRD company_NN1 can_VM0 have_VHI such_DT0 a_AT0 profound_AJ0 impact_NN1 on_PRP both_DT0 democracy_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 mental_AJ0 health_NN1 of_PRF hundreds_CRD of_PRF millions_CRD of_PRF people_NN0 ._SENT Haugen_NP0 's_POS documents_NN2 are_VBB the_AT0 basis_NN1 for_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 eight_CRD new_AJ0 SEC_NN0 investigations_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 for_PRP potentially_AV0 misleading_VVG its_DPS investors_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC they_PNP have_VHB prompted_VVN senior_AJ0 lawmakers_NN2 from_PRP both_DT0 parties_NN2 to_TO0 call_VVI for_PRP stringent_AJ0 new_AJ0 regulations_NN2 ._SENT 
Haugen_NP0 urged_VVD Congress_NN1 to_TO0 pass_VVI laws_NN2 that_CJT would_VM0 make_VVI Facebook_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 social_AJ0 media_NN0 platforms_NN2 legally_AV0 liable_AJ0 for_PRP decisions_NN2 about_PRP how_AVQ they_PNP choose_VVB to_TO0 rank_VVI content_NN1 in_PRP users_NN2 '_POS feeds_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC force_NN1 companies_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI their_DPS internal_AJ0 data_NN0 available_AJ0 to_PRP independent_AJ0 researchers_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP also_AV0 urged_VVD lawmakers_NN2 to_TO0 find_VVI ways_NN2 to_TO0 loosen_VVI CEO_NN1 Mark_NP0 Zuckerberg_NP0 's_POS iron_NN1 grip_NN1 on_PRP Facebook_NN1 ;_PUN he_PNP controls_VVZ more_AV0 than_CJS half_DT0 of_PRF voting_VVG shares_NN2 on_PRP its_DPS board_NN1 ,_PUN meaning_VVG he_PNP can_VM0 veto_VVI any_DT0 proposals_NN2 for_PRP change_NN1 from_PRP within_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP came_VVD forward_AV0 at_PRP great_AJ0 personal_AJ0 risk_NN1 because_CJS I_PNP believe_VVB we_PNP still_AV0 have_VHB time_NN1 to_TO0 act_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ Haugen_NP0 told_VVD lawmakers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ But_CJC we_PNP must_VM0 act_VVI now_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Potentially_AV0 even_AV0 more_AV0 worryingly_AV0 for_PRP Facebook_NN1 ,_PUN other_AJ0 experts_NN2 it_PNP hired_VVD to_TO0 keep_VVI the_AT0 platform_NN1 safe_AJ0 ,_PUN now_AV0 alienated_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 's_POS actions_NN2 ,_PUN are_VBB growing_VVG increasingly_AV0 critical_AJ0 of_PRF their_DPS former_DT0 employer_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP experienced_VVD first_ORD hand_NN1 Facebook_NN1 's_POS unwillingness_NN1 to_TO0 change_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP know_VVB where_AVQ the_AT0 bodies_NN2 are_VBB buried_VVN ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN on_PRP the_AT0 outside_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP are_VBB still_AV0 honoring_VVG their_DPS pledge_NN1 to_TO0 put_VVI the_AT0 public_NN1 's_POS interests_NN2 ahead_AV0 of_PRF Facebook_NP0 's_POS ._SENT 
Inside_AV0 Facebook_NP0 's_POS civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 
Chakrabarti_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 head_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD hired_VVN by_PRP Facebook_NN1 in_PRP 2015_CRD from_PRP Google_NP0 ,_PUN where_AVQ he_PNP had_VHD worked_VVN on_PRP improving_VVG how_AVQ the_AT0 search_NN1 engine_NN1 communicated_VVN information_NN1 about_PRP lawmakers_NN2 and_CJC elections_NN2 to_PRP its_DPS users_NN2 ._SENT A_AT0 polymath_NN1 described_VVN by_PRP one_CRD person_NN1 who_PNQ worked_VVD under_PRP him_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 "_PUQ Renaissance_NN1 man_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Chakrabarti_NP0 holds_VVZ master_NN1 's_POS degrees_NN2 from_PRP MIT_NP0 ,_PUN Oxford_NP0 and_CJC Cambridge_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP artificial_AJ0 intelligence_NN1 engineering_NN1 ,_PUN modern_AJ0 history_NN1 and_CJC public_AJ0 policy_NN1 ,_PUN respectively_AV0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP his_DPS LinkedIn_NP0 profile_NN1 ._SENT 
Although_CJS he_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 in_PRP charge_NN1 of_PRF Facebook_NP0 's_POS company-wide_AJ0 "_PUQ integrity_NN1 "_PUQ efforts_NN2 (_PUL led_VVN by_PRP Rosen_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN Chakrabarti_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ did_VDD not_XX0 respond_VVI to_PRP requests_NN2 to_TO0 comment_VVI for_PRP this_DT0 article_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD widely_AV0 seen_VVN by_PRP employees_NN2 as_PRP the_AT0 spiritual_AJ0 leader_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 push_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 the_AT0 platform_NN1 had_VHD a_AT0 positive_AJ0 influence_NN1 on_PRP democracy_NN1 and_CJC user_NN1 safety_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP multiple_AJ0 former_DT0 employees_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 very_AV0 inspirational_AJ0 figure_NN1 to_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP really_AV0 embodied_VVD those_DT0 values_NN2 [_PUL enshrined_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 civic_AJ0 oath_NN1 ]_PUR and_CJC took_VVD them_PNP quite_AV0 seriously_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 former_DT0 member_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 team_NN1 told_VVD TIME_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 team_NN1 prioritized_VVD societal_AJ0 good_NN1 over_PRP Facebook_NN1 good_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 team_NN1 that_CJT really_AV0 cared_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 ways_NN2 to_TO0 address_VVI societal_AJ0 problems_NN2 first_ORD and_CJC foremost_AJS ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 a_AT0 team_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD dedicated_VVN to_PRP contributing_VVG to_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS bottom_AJ0 line_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Chakrabarti_NP0 began_VVD work_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 by_PRP questioning_VVG how_AVQ Facebook_NN1 could_VM0 encourage_VVI people_NN0 to_TO0 be_VBI more_AV0 engaged_VVN with_PRP their_DPS elected_AJ0 representatives_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 platform_NN1 ,_PUN several_DT0 of_PRF his_DPS former_DT0 team_NN1 members_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT An_AT0 early_AJ0 move_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 suggest_VVI tweaks_NN2 to_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ more_DT0 pages_NN2 you_PNP may_VM0 like_VVI "_PUQ feature_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 team_NN1 hoped_VVN might_VM0 make_VVI users_NN2 feel_VVI more_AV0 like_CJS they_PNP could_VM0 have_VHI an_AT0 impact_NN1 on_PRP politics_NN1 ._SENT 
After_PRP the_AT0 chaos_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 2016_CRD election_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ prompted_VVD Zuckerberg_NP0 himself_PNX to_TO0 admit_VVI that_CJT Facebook_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 do_VDI enough_AV0 to_TO0 stop_VVI misinformation_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 team_NN1 evolved_VVD ._SENT It_PNP moved_VVD into_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS wider_AJC "_PUQ integrity_NN1 "_PUQ product_NN1 group_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ employs_VVZ thousands_CRD of_PRF researchers_NN2 and_CJC engineers_NN2 to_TO0 focus_VVI on_PRP fixing_VVG Facebook_NP0 's_POS problems_NN2 of_PRF misinformation_NN1 ,_PUN hate_VVB speech_NN1 ,_PUN foreign_AJ0 interference_NN1 and_CJC harassment_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP changed_VVD its_DPS name_NN1 from_PRP "_PUQ civic_AJ0 engagement_NN1 "_PUQ to_PRP "_PUQ civic_AJ0 integrity_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC began_VVD tackling_VVG the_AT0 platform_NN1 's_VBZ most_AV0 difficult_AJ0 problems_NN2 head-on_AV0 ._SENT 
Shortly_AV0 before_CJS the_AT0 midterm_NN1 elections_NN2 in_PRP 2018_CRD ,_PUN Chakrabarti_NP0 gave_VVD a_AT0 talk_NN1 at_PRP a_AT0 conference_NN1 in_PRP which_DTQ he_PNP said_VVD he_PNP had_VHD "_PUQ never_AV0 been_VBN told_VVN to_TO0 sacrifice_VVI people_NN0 's_POS safety_NN1 in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 chase_VVI a_AT0 profit_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ His_DPS team_NN1 was_VBD hard_AJ0 at_PRP work_NN1 making_VVG sure_AJ0 the_AT0 midterm_NN1 elections_NN2 did_VDD not_XX0 suffer_VVI the_AT0 same_DT0 failures_NN2 as_CJS in_PRP 2016_CRD ,_PUN in_PRP an_AT0 effort_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD generally_AV0 seen_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 success_NN1 ,_PUN both_AV0 inside_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 and_CJC externally_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ To_TO0 see_VVI the_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 company_NN1 has_VHZ mobilized_VVN to_TO0 make_VVI this_DT0 happen_VVB has_VHZ made_VVN me_PNP feel_VVB very_AV0 good_AJ0 about_PRP what_DTQ we_PNP 're_VBB doing_VDG here_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Chakrabarti_NP0 told_VVD reporters_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 time_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC behind_PRP closed_AJ0 doors_NN2 ,_PUN integrity_NN1 employees_NN2 on_PRP Chakrabarti_NP0 's_POS team_NN1 and_CJC others_NN2 were_VBD increasingly_AV0 getting_VVG into_PRP disagreements_NN2 with_PRP Facebook_NN1 leadership_NN1 ,_PUN former_DT0 employees_NN2 said_VVD ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 beginning_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 process_NN1 that_CJT would_VM0 eventually_AV0 motivate_VVI Haugen_NP0 to_TO0 blow_VVI the_AT0 whistle_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP 2019_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 year_NN1 Haugen_NP0 joined_VVD the_AT0 company_NN1 ,_PUN researchers_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 proposed_VVD ending_VVG the_AT0 use_NN1 of_PRF an_AT0 approved_AJ0 list_NN1 of_PRF thousands_CRD of_PRF political_AJ0 accounts_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD exempt_AJ0 from_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS fact-checking_AJ0 program_NN1 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP tech_NN1 news_NN1 site_NN1 The_AT0 Information_NN1 ._SENT Their_DPS research_NN1 had_VHD found_VVN that_CJT the_AT0 exemptions_NN2 worsened_VVD the_AT0 site_NN1 's_POS misinformation_NN1 problem_NN1 because_CJS users_NN2 were_VBD more_AV0 likely_AJ0 to_TO0 believe_VVI false_AJ0 information_NN1 if_CJS it_PNP were_VBD shared_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 politician_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC Facebook_NN1 executives_NN2 rejected_VVD the_AT0 proposal_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 pattern_NN1 repeated_VVD time_NN1 and_CJC time_NN1 again_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS proposals_NN2 to_TO0 tweak_VVI the_AT0 platform_NN1 to_PRP down-rank_AJ0 misinformation_NN1 or_CJC abuse_NN1 were_VBD rejected_VVN or_CJC watered_VVN down_AVP by_PRP executives_NN2 concerned_AJ0 with_PRP engagement_NN1 or_CJC worried_VVD that_CJT changes_NN2 might_VM0 disproportionately_AV0 impact_NN1 one_CRD political_AJ0 party_NN1 more_AV0 than_CJS another_DT0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP multiple_AJ0 reports_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 press_NN1 and_CJC several_DT0 former_DT0 employees_NN2 ._SENT One_CRD cynical_AJ0 joke_NN1 among_PRP members_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 civic-integrity_AJ0 team_NN1 was_VBD that_CJT they_PNP spent_VVD 10_CRD %_NN0 of_PRF their_DPS time_NN1 coding_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 other_AJ0 90_CRD %_NN0 arguing_VVG that_CJT the_AT0 code_NN1 they_PNP wrote_VVD should_VM0 be_VBI allowed_VVN to_TO0 run_VVI ,_PUN one_PNI former_DT0 employee_NN1 told_VVD TIME_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP write_VVB code_NN1 that_CJT does_VDZ exactly_AV0 what_DTQ it_PNP 's_VBZ supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 do_VDI ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 you_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 argue_VVI with_PRP execs_NN2 who_PNQ did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 think_VVI about_PRP integrity_NN1 ,_PUN had_VHD no_AT0 training_NN1 in_PRP it_PNP and_CJC were_VBD mad_AJ0 that_CJT you_PNP were_VBD hurting_VVG their_DPS product_NN1 ,_PUN so_CJS they_PNP shut_VVB you_PNP down_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ the_AT0 person_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT 
