“This is Ireland’s moment to shine.” That is Frances Haugen’s message to Taoiseach Micheál Martin this weekend, as she prepares to appear before the Oireachtas media committee.

Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Independent before addressing the committee on Wednesday, Ms Haugen — a former Facebook engineer turned whistleblower — said: “I believe in the power of the Irish people to hold Facebook and other large social media platforms accountable.

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