Former Facebook insiders have turned into some of its harshest critics — here’s a rundown

Facebook Co-founder Chris Hughes on Thursday published an opinion piece for the New York Times critical of the company he helped create, calling for the break up of the company.

Hughes is the latest former Facebook executive to criticize the company, its practices and its impact on society, but he is hardly the first. Over the past two years, numerous executives have shared their concerns over Facebook and how CEO Mark Zuckerberg has handled the company.

Here are the key former Facebook insiders who have criticized the company:
Sean Parker, Facebook’s president in its early days, took to the stage at an Axios event in November 2017 to criticize the company he helped steer during its early days. Parker discussed the thought process that went into developing Facebook in the early days, saying that it was all about “How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?”