Hot on the heels of her appearance in Congress, Frances Haugen is now set to give evidence to lawmakers in British Parliament.
The U.K. government is now introducing new legislation that would impose a duty of care on digital giants to ensure they monitor and take action against illegal or harmful material online. Failure to do so could result in fines of up to 10% of annual global revenue or £18 million , whichever is higher.
Meanwhile, EU lawmakers have also invited Haugen to appear at a Nov. 8 hearing on whistleblowers in tech, though it's not yet clear if she's accepted their request. "Whistleblowers like Frances Haugen show the urgent need to set democratic rules for the online world in the interest of users," Anna Cavazzini, chair of the European Parliament's internal market and consumer protection committee, said in a"Her revelations lay bare the inherent conflict between the platform's business model and users' interests."
The European Union has plans of its own to regulate Big Tech. The bloc is working to introduce two landmark laws — the
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