On Sunday, October 3, 2021, a former Facebook employee blasted the social media company on the television show 60 Minutes, alleging it was concealing information on risks to users of Facebook-owned platforms.1  Relying on internal documents obtained while employed at Facebook, the whistleblower alleged that Facebook was misleading the public and its investors. She also argued that Facebook had a destructive global social impact, contributing to political polarization in the United States, and through Instagram, harming teens based on Facebook’s own internal research.1  The whistleblower further alleged that Facebook repeatedly “chooses profits over safety.”2 

Why should the Facebook story be of interest to critical care nurses, and what does it have to do with nursing practice or patients? The topic is vitally important, as the issues outlined by the whistleblower involve more than just Facebook or even social media platforms; the root of the problem lies...

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