Facebook Whistle-Blower Haugen Applauded in European Parliament

The ex-Facebook employee and whistle-blower Frances Haugen gave fresh testimony Monday in the European Parliament, where legislators are drafting strict new rules to rein in technology platforms and their influence in the region.

Haugen’s opening remarks garnered applause from the room of senior lawmakers, in which she told them “Facebook chooses profit over safety every day” and that she endorsed the EU’s draft legislation to tackle the company and its biggest peers.

“The EU’s Digital Services Act has huge potential,” she said. “It takes a content-neutral approach to addressing the systemic risks and harms of the overall business model and ...