{"id":225307,"date":"2021-04-13T01:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-opposes-adding-civil-rights-expert-to-its-board\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T01:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T22:35:00","slug":"facebook-opposes-adding-civil-rights-expert-to-its-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-opposes-adding-civil-rights-expert-to-its-board\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Facebook opposes adding civil-rights expert to its board"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a326b79ac294\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-opposes-adding-civil-rights-expert-to-its-board\/#Facebook_asks_shareholders_to_vote_no_on_proposal_saying_it_%E2%80%98is_unnecessary_because_of_our_continued_progress_in_this_area_and_our_efforts_to_fight_abuse_across_our_services\" >Facebook asks shareholders to vote no on proposal, saying it \u2018is unnecessary because of our continued progress in this area and our efforts to fight abuse across our services\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-opposes-adding-civil-rights-expert-to-its-board\/#Levi_Sumagaysay\" >Levi Sumagaysay<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> opposes adding civil-rights expert to its board<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facebook_asks_shareholders_to_vote_no_on_proposal_saying_it_%E2%80%98is_unnecessary_because_of_our_continued_progress_in_this_area_and_our_efforts_to_fight_abuse_across_our_services\"><\/span>\n  Facebook asks shareholders to vote no on proposal, saying it \u2018is unnecessary because of our continued progress in this area and our efforts to fight abuse across our services\u2019<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div class=\"cx--next\">\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000229002\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       For the second year in a row, Facebook Inc. \u2014 no stranger to civil-rights issues and controversies \u2014 is urging shareholders to vote against a resolution that calls for a human- and civil-rights expert on its board. <\/p>\n<p> Citing the global company\u2019s role in the amplification of tensions that have led to genocide in places such as Myanmar and Ethopia, shareholder advocacy group Arjuna Capital is proposing that Facebook<br \/>\n        FB,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/205064656\/composite\" class=\"negative\">-0.29%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       install a board director with \u201ca high level of human- and\/or civil-rights expertise and experience and is widely recognized as such.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The proposal points to an ad boycott against Facebook by more than 300 advertisers last year over the company\u2019s handling of hate speech, including its failure to remove former President Donald Trump\u2019s posts (it later banned him from the platform); civil-rights auditors finding that the Facebook had not done enough to protect users from discriminatory posts and ads; and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/craigsilverman\/facebook-ignore-political-manipulation-whistleblower-memo\" class=\"icon none\">an accusation last year<\/a> by a former employee that the company ignored political manipulation by foreign governments that sought to mislead their citizenry, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/apr\/12\/facebook-fake-engagement-whistleblower-sophie-zhang\" class=\"icon none\">Guardian<\/a> published an in-depth interview with that former employee, Sophie Zhang, who discovered fake account networks that allowed for political manipulation in different countries around the world. Among other things, she alleges that Facebook was slow to act on such discoveries unless there was press coverage of it, a charge the company denies.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook, which says its platforms\u2019 users total more than 2.7 billion people, was among the many companies which last year declared solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and is among the many companies that this year are opposing race-related shareholder resolutions. The company says it\u2019s already working on the issues raised by Arjuna in its proposal. <\/p>\n<p><strong>For more: Companies declared \u2018Black lives matter\u2019 last year, and now they\u2019re being asked to prove it<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that implementing this proposal is unnecessary because of our continued progress in this area and our efforts to fight abuse across our services, including our recent <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointments in our human-rights and civil-rights leadership,\u201d Facebook said in a statement of opposition included with its proxy, which was made public Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Those appointments include the company\u2019s hiring of renowned lawyer Roy Austin, Jr. as vice president of civil rights and deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> counsel to oversee Facebook\u2019s new civil-rights team earlier this year.  Facebook also mentioned that Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg heads a company civil-rights task force, plus what it calls its \u201cmeaningful action\u201d on fighting hate on its platforms. <\/p>\n<p>The company further said its board \u201cdoes not believe that setting aside a board seat for any predetermined profile is a good corporate governance practice and may limit the board\u2019s ability to identify and recruit the most qualified candidates who must consider a broad range of issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read: Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan urge shareholders to vote against racial-equity audits<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe board contradicts itself, arguing on one hand that a human- and civil-rights board expert could not address a broad range of issues, while arguing on the other hand how broadly human and civil rights impact Facebook\u2019s operations, how much work is underway, and how much more work is needed,\u201d Natasha Lamb, managing director\u00a0of Arjuna, told MarketWatch on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb also said Facebook\u2019s business model is \u201cfueled by clickbait,\u201d which she calls the root cause of the \u201cracism, sexism, hate and violence perpetuated on its platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the second year Arjuna has brought the proposal. Last year, 12% of shareholders voted yes on it.<\/p>\n<p>As for other shareholder resolutions, Facebook also recommends no votes on: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      A proposal that the company become a public benefit corporation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      A resolution for a board report on platform misuse. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      A proposal that the board prepare a report on the effects of Facebook\u2019s encryption policies on sexual exploitation of children.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      A resolution that Facebook get rid of its dual-class stock structure.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      A proposal for an independent board chair (Mark Zuckerberg is both chairman and chief executive).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Facebook\u2019s annual shareholder meeting is scheduled for May 26 at 10 a.m.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Levi Sumagaysay\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Levi_Sumagaysay\"><\/span>Levi Sumagaysay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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