Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager turned whistleblower, is scheduled to testify before US lawmakers for a second time on Wednesday.
The hearing, titled "Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted reforms to tech's legal immunity," will center on potential legislative changes to Section 230, a 1996 federal law that shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content. The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is holding the hearing.
Haugen appeared before Congress in October but that hearing focused more on child safety. Haugen leaked a trove of internal research to Congress and the US Securities and Exchange Commission before leaving Facebook in May. The Wall Street Journal published a series of stories, including an article about how the social network's own research showed Facebook-owned Instagram is "toxic" to teen girls. Facebook, which rebranded itself to Meta, says its research is being mischaracterized.
Haugen has already expressed support for changing Section 230 so social networks like Facebook are held liable for how it ranks content. The whistleblower will also get the chance to weigh in on several bills US lawmakers have proposed to reform Section 230.
The hearing will kick off at 7:30 a.m. PT/10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
The hearing will be streamed on the subcommittee's website and CNET's YouTube channel.
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