Facebook Employees Told to Preserve Documents Amid Scrutiny
- Whistle-blower’s trove of documents fuel lawmakers’ inquiries
- Company discloses investigations resulting from revelations
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Facebook Inc. has told employees to preserve company documents as the social media giant disclosed it’s coming under scrutiny over allegations that it misled investors and consumers about harms and declining users on its platform.
Testimony and a trove of internal records provided by Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager turned whistle-blower, as well as a series of news reports based on her information, has also intensified the clamor among Democratic and Republican lawmakers to curb the power of technology platforms.