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The fault affected more than 3 billion people and cost Mark Zuckerberg approximately $7 billion

The firm chooses profits over safety, Frances Haugen alleges

Move comes after Facebook accused of ignoring its own research into harm to children's wellbeing caused by Instagram

A report claimed last week that Facebook was allowing high-profile users to break some or all of its rules

5.8 million high-profile individuals on 'XCheck' are protected from content moderation

The error could have held the researchers back by months or even years

It will automatically block accounts that are flagged as the source of harmful language or sending uninvited replies

User verification can be implemented without compromising the personal privacy of users, it says

But bats the final decision on the matter back to Facebook

The company intends to deflect criticism by framing scraping as a broader industry issue