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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 4d

Our Chief Legal Counsel, Andrew Bakaj, on the letter penned by over 280 fmr. Justice Department officials slamming the Trump Administration for destroying the Department:

“That somehow this has been normalized is startlingly dangerous.”

Read more below. ⬇️

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 9d

Our Chief Legal Counsel Andrew Bakaj on Secretary of Defense Hegseth's memorandum undermining the Inspector General's independence & authority:

“A coordinated assault against oversight, accountability, and lawful whistleblowers.”

Read more below. ⬇️

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Whistleblower Aid Condemns Sec. Hegseth Memo Destroying Independent Oversight – “a coordinated assault against oversight, accountability, and lawful whistleblowers” - Whistleblower Aid

WASHINGTON, D.C., OCTOBER 1, 2025 – A day after his “Liberation Day” military meeting, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a memorandum substantially undermining the Inspector General’s indepen...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 10d

By defunding the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, Trump is silencing whistleblowers.

Whistleblower Aid's Andrew Bakaj: “If this decision stands, we risk silencing brave truth tellers."

Full statement ⬇️

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Whistleblower Aid Slams the Trump Administration’s Crippling of Federal Watchdogs - Whistleblower Aid

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 30, 2025 – The Trump Administration has announced plans to cut off funding for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), the umbrella group...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

Read whistleblower Arturo Béjar and others' full report on how Instagram is failing to protect minors below. ⬇️

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 15d

Once again, Meta has lied, claiming its safety features keep kids safe when really, they either don't work or don't exist.

It's past time for Meta to stop lying - as our clients and other whistleblowers have proved: Meta couldn't care less about safety.

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Instagram’s teen safety features are flawed, researchers say

Numerous safety features that Meta has said it has implemented to protect young users on Instagram over the years do not work well or, in some cases, don't exist, according to a report from child-safety advocacy groups that was corroborated by researchers at Northeastern University.

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 21d

ICYMI: Our client, Jason Sattizahn, joined the @heatinitiative this week outside of @Meta's NYC office, where he spoke on how Meta's past and present products harm children and adult users.

Watch the full thing below ⬇️

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Andrew Bakaj @andrewbakaj.bsky.social · 23d

My friend and co-counsel from the 1st Impeachment @markzaidesq.bsky.social is being singled out by senators now the WH. We rep clients, not causes. This is an attempt to distract from issues Congress has every right to investigate. Such distractions will not work!

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 23d

Check out our client, Jason Sattizahn, LIVE in front of NYC Meta @ 10 AM ET, where he will discuss how the company is endangering kids across its platforms.

www.youtube.com/live/U6U9tSA...

Scrolling 2 Death is live!

YouTube video by Scrolling 2 Death

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · 29d

Meta didn’t lower the minimum age to use VR from 13 to 10 based on research. They lowered the age to avoid getting sued for knowingly keeping kids under 13 on their platforms.

Will Oremus @willoremus.com · Sep 8

A German teen told Meta's child safety researchers his under-10 little brother had been sexually propositioned multiple times on its VR platform.

Meta deleted the evidence.

New internal whistleblower docs indicate that was part of a broader cover-up: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say

The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · Sep 9

Sen. KLOBUCHAR: Did Meta stop research projects on child safety?

Meta whistleblower: Yes.

Klobuchar: Did Meta restrict info researchers collect?

WB: Yes.

Klobuchar: Did Meta modify research results?

WB: Yes.

Klobuchar: Did Meta require researchers delete data?

WB: Yes.

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · Sep 9

Meta whistleblower: It’s my job to listen to and advocate for users. Meta is uninterested and unwilling to listen to its users or prioritize their safety. The research is clear, yet Meta has failed to prioritize child safety.

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Social Network 2 is featuring our former client, Frances Haugen, the question is: Will The Social Network 3 feature our client, Jason Sattizahn, too?

Haugen and Sattizahn both exposed Meta for child endangerment on its platforms.

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Sep 9

At 2:30 PM ET, our clients Jason Sattizahn and Cayce Savage will testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee re. Meta's disregard for child safety on its platforms.

Watch live below:
www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-ac...

Hidden Harms: Examining Whistleblower Allegations that Meta Buried Child Safety Research | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

BREAKING: Whistleblower Aid clients expose Meta for repeatedly deleting, doctoring, or prohibiting research that reveals that kids 10 and younger are being exposed to child grooming, sexual harassment, and violence in its VR.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say

The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

To take action against Meta and support our clients as they hold one of the world's largest companies accountable, visit us at the link below. ⬇️

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Donate - Whistleblower Aid

We Rely On Your Donations To hold our government and corporations accountable, our country needs patriotic whistleblowers. To support whistleblowers, we need you. Whistleblower Aid is a pioneering, no...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

“Meta knew that underage children were using its products, but figured ‘hey, kids drive engagement’ and it was making them cash,” said our client, Dr. Jason Sattizahn, one of the whistleblowers who has come forward.

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Multiple Company Whistleblowers Expose Meta for Repeatedly Covering Up Dangers to Kids in Virtual Reality - Whistleblower Aid

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 8, 2025 - Meta has repeatedly deleted or doctored internal safety research that shows kids, some of them 10 or younger, being exposed to child grooming, sexual harassment a...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

BREAKING: Whistleblower Aid clients expose Meta for repeatedly deleting, doctoring, or prohibiting research that reveals that kids 10 and younger are being exposed to child grooming, sexual harassment, and violence in its VR.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Meta suppressed research on child safety, employees say

The company’s lawyers intervened to shape research that might have shed light on risks in virtual reality, four current and former staffers have told Congress. Meta denies the allegations.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy #LaborDay2025! Today, we're honoring whistleblowers who risk everything to protect basic rights, safety, and fairness in workplaces across the nation.

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our statement on the #Trump admin purging 37 current and fmr. intelligence officials' security clearances:

"The execution of this memo not only denies every public servant on this list their due process rights, but also violates the Privacy Act of 1974."

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Retaliatory Purge of Security Clearances Violates Rights and Makes Our Country Less Safe - Whistleblower Aid

WASHINGTON, DC, August 20, 2025 – Following this week’s lawless actions by the Trump Administration revoking the security clearances of 37 current and former intelligence officials through an Office o...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Aug 13

ICYMI: After our clients exposed UnitedHealth for delaying, or outright denying, care to nursing home patients, @wyden.senate.gov & @warren.senate.gov have asked the company to hand over a trove of internal documents on their efforts to reduce hospital transfers.

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Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations

Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigation

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Aug 6

Our co-founder @markzaidesq.bsky.social's attorney, Abbe Lowell, on #Trump's unlawful revocation of Mark's security clearance:

"The Admin's attempt at retribution against Mark for doing his job-representing whistleblowers without regard to politics-is illegal.”

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration

Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account on issues like environmental protection, LGBTQ+ rights and...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Aug 5

JUST IN - Our CEO, Libby Liu: “We are asking Congress to investigate why the DOJ OIG failed to even read our disclosure and how it is that they ‘lost’ it in the first place, so this won’t happen again."

Read the full statement below. ⬇️

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Whistleblower Aid Urges Congressional Action after Disclosure Implicating Emil Bove was Ignored by Justice Department Inspector General - Whistleblower Aid

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2025 – Whistleblower Aid has urged Congress to investigate the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after it “lost” a client’s whistleblower disclosu...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Aug 5

Our letter to Congress urging them to investigate the DOJ Office of the Inspector General after they "lost" our client's disclosure, only to find it the eve of Emil Bove's confirmation to a lifetime appointment as a Federal Appellate judge:

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Request for investigation into Department of Justice Office of Inspector General mishandling of protected whistleblower disclosure - Whistleblower Aid

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Aug 5

JUST IN - Our CEO, Libby Liu: “We are asking Congress to investigate why the DOJ OIG failed to even read our disclosure and how it is that they ‘lost’ it in the first place, so this won’t happen again."

Read the full statement below. ⬇️

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Whistleblower Aid Urges Congressional Action after Disclosure Implicating Emil Bove was Ignored by Justice Department Inspector General - Whistleblower Aid

WASHINGTON, August 4, 2025 – Whistleblower Aid has urged Congress to investigate the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) after it “lost” a client’s whistleblower disclosu...

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Whistleblower Aid @wbaidlaw.bsky.social · Aug 1

ICYMI: Watch the full clip of our CEO, Libby Liu, chatting with @milestaylor.bsky.social about free speech and our client's disclosure that the DOJ "lost" ahead of Bove's confirmation.

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Miles Taylor + Whistleblow Aid CEO Libby Liu Discuss Ongoing Threats to Free Speech

A recording from Miles Taylor's live video

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