Scott MontyFacebook told the White House to focus on the ‘facts’ about vaccine misinformation. Internal documents show it wasn’t sharing key data.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Gerrit De Vynck, Cat Zakrzewski, Cristiano LimaFacebook researchers had deep knowledge of how coronavirus and vaccine misinformation moved through the company’s apps, running multiple studies and producing large internal reports on what kinds of users were most likely to share falsehoods about the deadly virus, according to documents disclosed …
Scott MontyThe Facebook Papers' missing pieceplatformer.news - Casey NewtonTuesday saw another dozen articles published as part of the Facebook Papers. By and large, these were greeted with the same response that Monday’s …
Scott MontyAmerica 'on fire': Facebook watched as Trump ignited hateAssociated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The reports of hateful and violent posts on Facebook started pouring in on the night of May 28 last year, soon after then-President Donald Trump sent a warning on social media that looters in Minneapolis would be shot. It had been three days since Minneapolis police officer …
Scott MontyMark Zuckerberg: Why Isn’t Anyone Talking About Facebook’s Many Achievements?verified_publisherVanity Fair - Charlotte KleinFacebook’s embattled CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried Monday to discredit the deluge of bad press coming his way thanks to former employee-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen and the consortium of news organizations rolling out reports based on the damning internal documents she supplied. “What we’re seeing …
Make no mistake. This is not a P.R. crisis. This is a business and ethics crisis.Scott MontyWill the SEC Add to Facebook's Woes?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Cecilia KangWASHINGTON — In recent weeks, Facebook’s stock has fallen roughly 5 percent, shaving billions off its market value. Lawmakers have introduced laws that could weaken the company’s legal protections. Shareholders filed a resolution to dilute the power of its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. All of …
Scott MontyHere are all the Facebook Papers storiesProtocol - David Pierce, Anna KramerThey paint a picture of Facebook that's very different from what Mark Zuckerberg likes to say. You can take out a $250,000 loan against your Bored …