Facebook is developing its metaverse strategy against a backdrop of further regulatory and political pressure on both sides of the Atlantic after a series of document leaks by a whistleblower, Frances Haugen. Haugen has accused Facebook of putting "astronomical profits before people" and has released documents, which formed the basis of a number of revelations in the Wall Street Journal, including an article showing that Facebook was aware that its Instagram platform damaged the mental health of some teenage girls. Facebook has described the WSJ revelations about Instagram as a "mischaracterisation" of its research.