Blowing_VVG the_AT0 whistle_NN1 against_PRP a_AT0 multibillion-dollar_AJ0 tech_NN1 company_NN1 is_VBZ no_AT0 small_AJ0 feat_NN1 
Frances_NP0 Haugen_NP0 is_VBZ in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Paris_NP0 taxi_NN1 ,_PUN waving_VVG a_AT0 piece_NN1 of_PRF sushi_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 air_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 cab_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 way_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 Hilton_NP0 hotel_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ this_DT0 November_NP0 afternoon_NN1 she_PNP is_VBZ due_AJ0 to_TO0 meet_VVI with_PRP the_AT0 French_AJ0 digital_AJ0 economy_NN1 minister_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 Eiffel_NP0 Tower_NN1 appears_VVZ briefly_AV0 through_PRP the_AT0 window_NN1 ,_PUN piercing_VVG a_AT0 late-fall_AJ0 haze_NN1 ._SENT Haugen_NP0 is_VBZ wolfing_VVG down_AVP lunch_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 go_NN1 ,_PUN while_CJS recalling_VVG an_AT0 episode_NN1 from_PRP her_DPS childhood_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 teacher_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS gifted_AJ0 and_CJC talented_AJ0 class_NN1 used_VVN to_TO0 play_VVI a_AT0 game_NN1 where_AVQ she_PNP would_VM0 read_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 children_NN2 the_AT0 first_ORD letter_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 word_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 dictionary_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS definition_NN1 ._SENT Haugen_NP0 and_CJC her_DPS classmates_NN2 would_VM0 compete_VVI ,_PUN in_PRP teams_NN2 ,_PUN to_TO0 guess_VVI the_AT0 word_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ At_PRP some_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN my_DPS classmates_NN2 convinced_VVD the_AT0 teacher_NN1 that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD unfair_AJ0 to_TO0 put_VVI me_PNP on_PRP either_DT0 team_NN1 ,_PUN because_CJS whichever_DTQ team_NN1 had_VHD me_PNP was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 win_VVI and_CJC so_AV0 I_PNP should_VM0 have_VHI to_TO0 compete_VVI against_PRP the_AT0 whole_AJ0 class_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
Did_VDD she_PNP win_VVI ?_SENT "_PUQ I_PNP did_VDD win_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ with_PRP a_AT0 level_NN1 of_PRF satisfaction_NN1 that_CJT quickly_AV0 fades_VVZ to_PRP indignation_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC so_AV0 imagine_VVB !_SENT That_DT0 makes_VVZ kids_NN2 hate_VVB you_PNP !_SENT "_PUQ She_PNP pops_VVZ an_AT0 edamame_NN1 into_PRP her_DPS mouth_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 flourish_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP look_VVB back_AVP and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB like_PRP ,_PUN That_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 bad_AJ0 idea_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
She_PNP tells_VVZ the_AT0 story_NN1 not_XX0 to_TO0 draw_VVI attention_NN1 to_PRP her_DPS precociousness_NN1 —_PUN although_CJS it_PNP does_VDZ do_VDI that_DT0 —_PUN but_CJC to_TO0 share_VVI the_AT0 lesson_NN1 it_PNP taught_VVD her_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 shows_VVZ you_PNP how_AVQ badly_AV0 some_DT0 educators_NN2 understand_VVB psychology_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT While_CJS some_DT0 have_VHB described_VVN the_AT0 Facebook_NN1 whistle-blower_NN1 as_PRP an_AT0 activist_NN1 ,_PUN Haugen_NP0 says_VVZ she_PNP sees_VVZ herself_PNX as_PRP an_AT0 educator_NN1 ._SENT To_PRP her_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 important_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS mission_NN1 is_VBZ driving_VVG home_AV0 a_AT0 message_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT resonates_VVZ with_PRP people_NN0 ,_PUN a_AT0 skill_NN1 she_PNP has_VHZ spent_VVN years_NN2 honing_VVG ._SENT 
It_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 penultimate_AJ0 day_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 grueling_AJ0 three-week_AJ0 tour_NN1 of_PRF Europe_NP0 ,_PUN during_PRP which_DTQ Haugen_NP0 has_VHZ cast_VVN herself_PNX in_PRP the_AT0 role_NN1 of_PRF educator_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 U.K._NP0 and_CJC E.U._NP0 Parliaments_NN2 ,_PUN regulators_NN2 and_CJC one_CRD tech_NN1 conference_NN1 crowd_NN1 ._SENT Haugen_NP0 says_VVZ she_PNP wanted_VVD to_TO0 cross_VVI the_AT0 Atlantic_NP0 to_TO0 offer_VVI her_DPS advice_NN1 to_PRP lawmakers_NN2 putting_VVG the_AT0 final_AJ0 touches_NN2 on_PRP new_AJ0 regulations_NN2 that_CJT take_VVB aim_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 outsize_AJ0 influence_NN1 of_PRF large_AJ0 social_AJ0 media_NN0 companies_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 new_AJ0 U.K._NP0 and_CJC E.U._NP0 laws_NN2 have_VHB the_AT0 potential_NN1 to_TO0 force_VVI Facebook_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS competitors_NN2 to_TO0 open_VVI up_AVP their_DPS algorithms_NN2 to_PRP public_AJ0 scrutiny_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC face_VVB large_AJ0 fines_NN2 if_CJS they_PNP fail_VVB to_TO0 address_VVI problematic_AJ0 impacts_NN2 of_PRF their_DPS platforms_NN2 ._SENT European_AJ0 lawmakers_NN2 and_CJC regulators_NN2 "_PUQ have_VHB been_VBN on_PRP this_DT0 journey_NN1 a_AT0 little_AV0 longer_AJC "_PUQ than_CJS their_DPS U.S._NP0 counterparts_NN2 ,_PUN Haugen_NP0 says_VVZ diplomatically_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS goal_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 support_VVI lawmakers_NN2 as_CJS they_PNP think_VVB through_PRP these_DT0 issues_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Beginning_VVG in_PRP late_AJ0 summer_NN1 ,_PUN Haugen_NP0 ,_PUN 37_CRD ,_PUN disclosed_VVD tens_CRD of_PRF thousands_CRD of_PRF pages_NN2 of_PRF internal_AJ0 Facebook_NN1 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 were_VBD the_AT0 basis_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 series_NN0 of_PRF articles_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 Wall_NP0 Street_NP0 Journal_NN1 that_CJT sparked_VVD a_AT0 reckoning_NN1 in_PRP September_NP0 over_PRP what_DTQ the_AT0 company_NN1 knew_VVD about_PRP how_AVQ it_PNP contributed_VVD to_PRP harms_NN2 ranging_VVG from_PRP its_DPS impact_NN1 on_PRP teens_NN2 '_POS mental_AJ0 health_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 extent_NN1 of_PRF misinformation_NN1 on_PRP its_DPS platforms_NN2 ,_PUN to_PRP human_AJ0 traffickers_NN2 '_POS open_AJ0 use_NN1 of_PRF its_DPS services_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 documents_NN2 paint_VVB a_AT0 picture_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 company_NN1 that_DT0 is_VBZ often_AV0 aware_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 harms_NN2 to_PRP which_DTQ it_PNP contributes_VVZ —_PUN but_CJC is_VBZ either_AV0 unwilling_AJ0 or_CJC unable_AJ0 to_TO0 act_VVI against_PRP them_PNP ._SENT Haugen_NP0 's_POS disclosures_NN2 set_VVB Facebook_NN1 stock_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 downward_AJ0 trajectory_NN1 ,_PUN formed_VVD the_AT0 basis_NN1 for_PRP eight_CRD new_AJ0 whistle-blower_AJ0 complaints_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 SEC_NN1 and_CJC have_VHB prompted_VVN lawmakers_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 to_TO0 intensify_VVI their_DPS calls_NN2 for_PRP regulation_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 company_NN1 ._SENT 
Facebook_NN1 has_VHZ rejected_VVN Haugen_NP0 's_POS claims_NN2 that_CJT it_PNP puts_VVZ profits_NN2 before_PRP safety_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC says_VVZ it_PNP spends_VVZ $_NN0 5_CRD billion_CRD per_PRP year_NN1 on_PRP keeping_VVG its_DPS platforms_NN2 safe_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ As_CJS a_AT0 company_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP have_VHB every_AT0 commercial_AJ0 and_CJC moral_AJ0 incentive_NN1 to_TO0 give_VVI the_AT0 maximum_AJ0 number_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 as_PRP much_DT0 of_PRF a_AT0 positive_AJ0 experience_NN1 as_CJS possible_AJ0 on_PRP our_DPS apps_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ a_AT0 spokesperson_NN1 said_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 ._SENT 
Although_CJS many_DT0 insiders_NN2 have_VHB blown_VVN the_AT0 whistle_NN1 on_PRP Facebook_NN1 before_AV0 ,_PUN nobody_PNI has_VHZ left_VVN the_AT0 company_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 breadth_NN1 of_PRF material_NN1 that_CJT Haugen_NP0 shared_VVD ._SENT And_CJC among_PRP legions_NN2 of_PRF critics_NN2 in_PRP politics_NN1 ,_PUN academia_NN1 and_CJC media_NN0 ,_PUN no_AT0 single_AJ0 person_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN as_AV0 effective_AJ0 as_PRP Haugen_NP0 in_PRP bringing_VVG public_AJ0 attention_NN1 to_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS negative_AJ0 impacts_NN2 ._SENT When_CJS Haugen_NP0 decided_VVD to_TO0 blow_VVI the_AT0 whistle_NN1 against_PRP Facebook_NN1 late_AJ0 last_ORD year_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 company_NN1 employed_VVN more_AV0 than_CJS 58_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD people_NN0 ._SENT Many_DT0 had_VHD access_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 documents_NN2 that_CJT she_PNP would_VM0 eventually_AV0 pass_VVI to_PRP authorities_NN2 ._SENT Why_AVQ did_VDD it_PNP take_VVI so_AV0 long_AJ0 for_PRP somebody_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI what_DTQ she_PNP did_VDD ?_SENT 
Read_VVB More_AV0 :_PUN How_AVQ Facebook_NP0 Forced_VVD a_AT0 Reckoning_NN1 by_PRP Shutting_VVG Down_AVP the_AT0 Team_NN1 That_CJT Put_VVB People_NN0 Ahead_AV0 of_PRF Profits_NN2 
One_CRD answer_NN1 is_VBZ that_CJT blowing_VVG the_AT0 whistle_NN1 against_PRP a_AT0 multibillion-dollar_AJ0 tech_NN1 company_NN1 requires_VVZ a_AT0 particular_AJ0 combination_NN1 of_PRF skills_NN2 ,_PUN personality_NN1 traits_NN2 and_CJC circumstances_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP Haugen_NP0 's_POS case_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP took_VVD one_CRD near-death_AJ0 experience_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 lost_AJ0 friend_NN1 ,_PUN several_DT0 crushed_AJ0 hopes_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 cryptocurrency_AJ0 bet_NN1 that_CJT came_VVD good_AJ0 and_CJC months_NN2 in_PRP counsel_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 priest_NN1 who_PNQ also_AV0 happens_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI her_DPS mother_NN1 ._SENT Haugen_NP0 's_POS atypical_AJ0 personality_NN1 ,_PUN glittering_AJ0 academic_AJ0 background_NN1 ,_PUN strong_AJ0 moral_AJ0 convictions_NN2 ,_PUN robust_AJ0 support_NN1 networks_NN2 and_CJC self-confidence_NN1 also_AV0 helped_VVN ._SENT Hers_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 story_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ all_DT0 these_DT0 factors_NN2 came_VVD together_AV0 —_PUN some_DT0 by_PRP chance_NN1 ,_PUN some_DT0 by_PRP design_NN1 —_PUN to_TO0 create_VVI a_AT0 watershed_NN1 moment_NN1 in_PRP corporate_AJ0 responsibility_NN1 ,_PUN human_AJ0 communication_NN1 and_CJC democracy_NN1 ._SENT 
When_CJS debate_NN1 coach_NN1 Scott_NP0 Wunn_NP0 first_ORD met_VVD a_AT0 16-year-old_AJ0 Haugen_NP0 at_PRP Iowa_NP0 City_NN1 West_NP0 High_AJ0 School_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD already_AV0 been_VBN on_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 for_PRP two_CRD years_NN2 ,_PUN after_PRP finishing_VVG junior_AJ0 high_AJ0 a_AT0 year_NN1 early_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD an_AT0 English_AJ0 teacher_NN1 who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN headhunted_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI the_AT0 debate_NN1 team_NN1 's_POS new_AJ0 coach_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 school_NN1 took_VVD this_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF extracurricular_AJ0 activity_NN1 seriously_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 did_VDD the_AT0 young_AJ0 girl_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 blond_AJ0 hair_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP their_DPS first_ORD exchange_NN1 ,_PUN Wunn_NP0 remembers_VVZ Haugen_NP0 grilling_VVG him_PNP about_AVP whether_CJS he_PNP would_VM0 take_VVI coaching_NN1 as_CJS seriously_AV0 as_CJS his_DPS other_AJ0 duties_NN2 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP could_VM0 tell_VVI from_PRP that_DT0 moment_NN1 she_PNP was_VBD very_AV0 serious_AJ0 about_PRP debate_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Wunn_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ is_VBZ now_AV0 the_AT0 executive_AJ0 director_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 National_AJ0 Speech_NN1 and_CJC Debate_NN1 Association_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ When_CJS we_PNP ran_VVD tournaments_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 student_NN1 who_PNQ stayed_VVD the_AT0 latest_AJS ,_PUN who_PNQ made_VVD sure_AJ0 that_CJT all_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 students_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 were_VBD organized_VVN ._SENT Everything_PNI that_CJT you_PNP can_VM0 imagine_VVI ,_PUN Frances_NP0 would_VM0 do_VDI ._SENT "_PUQ 
Haugen_NP0 specialized_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 form_NN1 of_PRF debate_NN1 that_CJT specifically_AV0 asked_VVD students_NN2 to_TO0 weigh_VVI the_AT0 morality_NN1 of_PRF every_AT0 issue_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC by_PRP her_DPS senior_AJ0 year_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD become_VVN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 top_AJ0 25_CRD debaters_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS field_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Frances_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 math_NN1 whiz_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP loved_VVD political_AJ0 science_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Wunn_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT In_PRP competitive_AJ0 debate_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI to_TO0 decide_VVI which_DTQ side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 issue_NN1 you_PNP argue_VVB for_PRP ._SENT But_CJC Haugen_NP0 had_VHD a_AT0 strong_AJ0 moral_AJ0 compass_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS she_PNP was_VBD put_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 position_NN1 where_AVQ she_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 argue_VVI for_PRP something_PNI she_PNP disagreed_VVD with_PRP ,_PUN she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 lean_VVI back_AVP on_PRP "_PUQ flash_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 pan_NN1 "_PUQ theatrics_NN2 ,_PUN her_DPS former_DT0 coach_NN1 remembers_VVZ ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP would_VM0 dig_VVI deeper_AJC to_TO0 find_VVI evidence_NN1 for_PRP an_AT0 argument_NN1 she_PNP could_VM0 make_VVI that_DT0 would_VM0 n't_XX0 compromise_VVI her_DPS values_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Her_DPS moral_AJ0 convictions_NN2 were_VBD strong_AJ0 enough_AV0 ,_PUN even_AV0 at_PRP that_DT0 age_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT she_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 try_VVI to_TO0 manipulate_VVI the_AT0 evidence_NN1 such_DT0 that_CJT it_PNP would_VM0 go_VVI against_PRP her_DPS morality_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Wunn_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT 
When_CJS Haugen_NP0 got_VVD to_PRP college_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP realized_VVD she_PNP needed_VVD to_TO0 master_VVI another_DT0 form_NN1 of_PRF communication_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Because_CJS my_DPS parents_NN2 were_VBD both_DT0 professors_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD used_VVN to_PRP having_VHG dinner-table_AJ0 conversations_NN2 where_AVQ ,_PUN like_AV0 ,_PUN someone_PNI would_VM0 have_VHI read_VVN an_AT0 interesting_AJ0 article_NN1 that_DT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC would_VM0 basically_AV0 do_VDI a_AT0 five-minute_AJ0 presentation_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC so_CJS I_PNP got_VVD to_PRP college_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 idea_NN1 how_AVQ to_TO0 make_VVI small_AJ0 talk_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Today_AV0 ,_PUN Haugen_NP0 is_VBZ talkative_AJ0 and_CJC relaxed_AJ0 ._SENT She_PNP 's_VBZ in_PRP a_AT0 good_AJ0 mood_NN1 because_CJS she_PNP got_VVD to_TO0 "_PUQ sleep_VVI in_AVP "_PUQ until_PRP 8_CRD :_PUN 30_CRD a.m._AV0 —_PUN later_AV0 than_CJS most_DT0 other_AJ0 days_NN2 on_PRP her_DPS European_AJ0 tour_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT At_PRP one_CRD point_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP asks_VVZ if_CJS I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN the_AT0 TV_NN1 series_NN0 Archer_NP0 and_CJC momentarily_AV0 breaks_VVZ into_PRP a_AT0 song_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 animated_AJ0 sitcom_NN1 ._SENT 
After_PRP graduating_VVG from_PRP Olin_NP0 College_NN1 of_PRF Engineering_NN1 —_PUN where_AVQ ,_PUN beyond_PRP the_AT0 art_NN1 of_PRF conversation_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP studied_VVD the_AT0 science_NN1 of_PRF computer_NN1 engineering_NN1 —_PUN Haugen_NP0 moved_VVD to_PRP Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 ._SENT During_PRP a_AT0 stint_NN1 at_PRP Google_NP0 ,_PUN she_PNP helped_VVD write_VVB the_AT0 code_NN1 for_PRP Secret_AJ0 Agent_NN1 Cupid_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 precursor_NN1 to_PRP popular_AJ0 dating_NN1 app_NN1 Hinge_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP took_VVD time_NN1 off_AVP to_TO0 undertake_VVI an_AT0 M.B.A._NP0 at_PRP Harvard_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 rarity_NN1 for_PRP software_NN1 engineers_NN2 in_PRP Silicon_NN1 Valley_NN1 and_CJC something_PNI she_PNP would_VM0 later_AV0 credit_VVI with_PRP helping_VVG her_PNP diagnose_VVI some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 organizational_AJ0 flaws_NN2 within_PRP Facebook_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC in_PRP 2014_CRD ,_PUN while_CJS back_AVP at_PRP Google_NP0 ,_PUN Haugen_NP0 's_POS trajectory_NN1 was_VBD knocked_VVN off_PRP course_NN1 ._SENT 
Haugen_NP0 has_VHZ celiac_AJ0 disease_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 condition_NN1 that_CJT means_VVZ her_DPS immune_AJ0 system_NN1 attacks_VVZ her_DPS own_DT0 tissues_NN2 if_CJS she_PNP eats_VVZ gluten_NN1 ._SENT (_PUL Hence_AV0 the_AT0 sushi_NN2 ._SENT )_PUR She_PNP "_PUQ did_VDD not_XX0 take_VVI it_PNP seriously_AV0 enough_AV0 "_PUQ in_PRP her_DPS 20s_CRD ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT After_PRP repeated_AJ0 trips_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 hospital_NN1 ,_PUN doctors_NN2 eventually_AV0 realized_VVD she_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 blood_NN1 clot_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS leg_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD been_VBN there_AV0 for_PRP anywhere_AV0 between_PRP 18_CRD months_NN2 and_CJC two_CRD years_NN2 ._SENT Her_DPS leg_NN1 turned_VVD purple_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP ended_VVD up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 hospital_NN1 for_PRP over_PRP a_AT0 month_NN1 ._SENT There_AV0 she_PNP had_VHD an_AT0 allergic_AJ0 reaction_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 drug_NN1 and_CJC nearly_AV0 bled_VVN to_PRP death_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP suffered_VVD nerve_NN1 damage_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC feet_NN2 ,_PUN a_AT0 condition_NN1 known_VVN as_PRP neuropathy_NN1 ,_PUN from_PRP which_DTQ she_PNP still_AV0 suffers_VVZ today_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB it_PNP really_AV0 changes_VVZ your_DPS priorities_NN2 when_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB almost_AV0 died_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ Haugen_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ Everything_PNI that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD defined_VVN myself_PNX [_PUL by_PRP ]_PUR before_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP basically_AV0 lost_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP was_VBD used_VVN to_PRP being_VBG the_AT0 wunderkind_NN1 who_PNQ could_VM0 achieve_VVI anything_PNI ._SENT Now_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP needed_VVD help_NN1 cooking_VVG her_DPS meals_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ My_DPS recovery_NN1 made_VVD me_PNP feel_VVI much_DT0 more_AV0 powerful_AJ0 ,_PUN because_CJS I_PNP rebuilt_VVD my_DPS body_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP think_VVB the_AT0 part_NN1 that_CJT informed_VVD my_DPS journey_NN1 was_VBD :_PUN You_PNP have_VHB to_TO0 accept_VVI when_CJS you_PNP whistle-blow_VVB like_PRP this_DT0 that_CJT you_PNP could_VM0 lose_VVI everything_PNI ._SENT You_PNP could_VM0 lose_VVI your_DPS money_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 lose_VVI your_DPS freedom_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP could_VM0 alienate_VVI everyone_PNI who_PNQ cares_VVZ about_PRP you_PNP ._SENT There_EX0 's_VBZ all_DT0 these_DT0 things_NN2 that_CJT could_VM0 happen_VVI to_PRP you_PNP ._SENT Once_CJS you_PNP overcome_VVB your_DPS fear_NN1 of_PRF death_NN1 ,_PUN anything_PNI is_VBZ possible_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP think_VVB it_PNP gave_VVD me_PNP the_AT0 freedom_NN1 to_TO0 say_VVI :_PUN Do_VDB I_PNP want_VVI to_TO0 follow_VVI my_DPS conscience_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
Once_AV0 Haugen_NP0 was_VBD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 hospital_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP moved_VVD back_AVP into_PRP her_DPS apartment_NN1 but_CJC struggled_VVD with_PRP daily_AJ0 tasks_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP hired_VVD a_AT0 friend_NN1 to_TO0 assist_VVI her_DPS part_NN1 time_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP became_VVD really_AV0 close_AJ0 friends_NN2 with_PRP him_PNP because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 committed_VVN to_PRP my_DPS getting_VVG better_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT But_CJC over_PRP the_AT0 course_NN1 of_PRF six_CRD months_NN2 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 run-up_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 2016_CRD U.S._NP0 presidential_AJ0 election_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP just_AV0 lost_VVD him_PNP "_PUQ to_PRP online_AJ0 misinformation_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP seemed_VVD to_TO0 believe_VVI conspiracy_NN1 theories_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 idea_NN1 that_CJT George_NP0 Soros_NP0 runs_VVZ the_AT0 world_NN1 economy_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ At_PRP some_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP realized_VVD I_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 reach_VVI him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
Soon_AV0 Haugen_NP0 was_VBD physically_AV0 recovering_VVG ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP began_VVD to_TO0 consider_VVI re-entering_VVG the_AT0 workforce_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP spent_VVD stints_NN2 at_PRP Yelp_NN1 and_CJC Pinterest_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 successful_AJ0 product_NN1 manager_NN1 working_VVG on_PRP algorithms_NN2 ._SENT Then_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP 2018_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 Facebook_NN1 recruiter_NN1 contacted_VVD her_PNP ._SENT She_PNP told_VVD him_PNP that_CJT she_PNP would_VM0 take_VVI the_AT0 job_NN1 only_AV0 if_CJS she_PNP could_VM0 work_VVI on_PRP tackling_VVG misinformation_NN1 in_PRP Facebook_NP0 's_POS "_PUQ integrity_NN1 "_PUQ operation_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 arm_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 company_NN1 focused_VVN on_PRP keeping_VVG the_AT0 platform_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS users_NN2 safe_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP took_VVD that_DT0 job_NN1 because_CJS losing_VVG my_DPS friend_NN1 was_VBD just_AV0 incredibly_AV0 painful_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI anyone_PNI else_AV0 to_TO0 feel_VVI that_DT0 pain_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
Her_DPS optimism_NN1 that_CJT she_PNP could_VM0 make_VVI a_AT0 change_NN1 from_PRP inside_AV0 lasted_VVN about_PRP two_CRD months_NN2 ._SENT Haugen_NP0 's_POS first_ORD assignment_NN1 involved_VVD helping_VVG manage_VVB a_AT0 project_NN1 to_TO0 tackle_VVI misinformation_NN1 in_PRP places_NN2 where_AVQ the_AT0 company_NN1 did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI any_DT0 third-party_AJ0 fact-checkers_NN2 ._SENT Everybody_PNI on_PRP her_DPS team_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 new_AJ0 hire_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI the_AT0 data_NN0 scientists_NN2 she_PNP needed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP went_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 engineering_NN1 manager_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ the_AT0 inappropriate_AJ0 team_NN1 to_TO0 work_VVI on_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ she_PNP recalls_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ You_PNP should_VM0 n't_XX0 be_VBI so_AV0 negative_AJ0 ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ The_AT0 pattern_NN1 repeated_VVD itself_PNX ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP raised_VVD a_AT0 lot_NN1 of_PRF concerns_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD three_CRD months_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC my_DPS concerns_NN2 were_VBD always_AV0 discounted_VVN by_PRP my_DPS manager_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 people_NN0 who_PNQ had_VHD been_VBN at_PRP the_AT0 company_NN1 for_PRP longer_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Before_AV0 long_AV0 ,_PUN her_DPS entire_AJ0 team_NN1 was_VBD shifted_VVN away_AV0 from_PRP working_VVG on_PRP international_AJ0 misinformation_NN1 in_PRP some_DT0 of_PRF Facebook_NP0 's_POS most_AV0 vulnerable_AJ0 markets_NN2 to_PRP working_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 2020_CRD U.S._NP0 election_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT The_AT0 documents_NN2 Haugen_NP0 would_VM0 later_AV0 disclose_VVI to_PRP authorities_NN2 showed_VVD that_CJT in_PRP 2020_CRD ,_PUN Facebook_NP0 spent_VVD 3.2_CRD million_CRD hours_NN2 tackling_VVG misinformation_NN1 ,_PUN although_CJS just_AV0 13_CRD %_NN0 of_PRF that_DT0 time_NN1 was_VBD spent_VVN on_PRP content_NN1 from_PRP outside_AV0 the_AT0 U.S._NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Journal_NN1 reported_VVD ._SENT Facebook_NP0 's_POS spokesperson_NN1 said_VVD in_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 company_NN1 has_VHZ "_PUQ dedicated_VVN teams_NN2 with_PRP expertise_NN1 in_PRP human_AJ0 rights_NN2 ,_PUN hate_VVB speech_NN1 and_CJC misinformation_NN1 "_PUQ working_VVG in_PRP at-risk_AJ0 countries_NN2 ._SENT 
