Facebook announced updates to its harassment policy on Wednesday to protect public figures, journalists, and activists from harmful content and attacks, according to a new statement from the social media giant. The changes follow the recent congressional testimony of Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, who shared concerns about the company’s practices. Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic misinformation team, on Oct. 3 revealed that she was the individual who provided the internal documents for a Sept. 14 exposé by The Wall Street Journal that claims Instagram has a “toxic” impact on the self-esteem of young girls. She has accused Facebook of repeatedly putting profit before doing “what was good for the public,” including clamping down on hate speech. Now Facebook has announced its new policy to better protect users concerned about bullying and harassment on the platform. “It’s important that everyone on our apps feels safe to engage and connect with …