The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who caused a firestorm for the social media company by releasing internal documents was revealed on CBS’s 60 Minutes as Frances Haugen, writes Clare Duffy for CNN.

A product manager who worked on civic integrity issues at Facebook, Haugen said the documents show that the company is aware its platforms are used as tools to spread hate, violence, and misinformation and that it has tried to conceal the evidence to maximize profit.

“The thing I saw at Facebook over and over again was there were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook,” said Haugen, 37. “And Facebook over and over again chose to optimize for its own interests, like making more money.”

Haugen was recruited by Facebook in 2019 to work on addressing misinformation. Her feelings about the company began to change when Facebook dissolved its civic integrity team not long after the 2020 presidential election.

She suggested that this and other moves to turn off other election protection measures allowed the platform to be used as a tool to help organize the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Haugen filed at least eight complaints with the SEC about a month ago alleging Facebook is hiding research about its shortcomings from both investors and the public. She also shared a number of internal documents with The Wall Street Journal, which published a multi-part investigation that showed Facebook knew of the problems with its apps.

Facebook has aggressively countered the attacks, calling numerous claims misleading.

“We continue to make significant improvements to tackle the spread of misinformation and harmful content,” said Facebook spokesperson Lena Pietsch. “To suggest we encourage bad content and do nothing is just not true.”

Read more about the interview at CNN.