{"id":387469,"date":"2021-12-29T21:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/facebook-tried-to-divide-dems-gop-over-whistleblower-report\/"},"modified":"2021-12-29T21:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:29:24","slug":"facebook-tried-to-divide-dems-gop-over-whistleblower-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/facebook-tried-to-divide-dems-gop-over-whistleblower-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Facebook tried to divide Dems, GOP over whistleblower: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> tried to divide Dems, GOP over whistleblower: report<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg urged his employees not to apologize for Facebook\u2019s ills as staffers called lawmakers in Washington, DC, in an effort to discredit whistleblower Frances Haugen, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to stop Democrats and Republicans from uniting in opposition to Facebook, which recently changed its name to Meta, the company\u2019s Washington team reached out to Republicans and claimed that Haugen was a Democratic activist who wanted to boost President Biden\u2019s party, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/facebook-whistleblower-pushback-political-spin-zuckerberg-11640786831\">according to the Journal<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Meta operatives reportedly warned Democrats that Republicans would use Haugen\u2019s leaks to blast the company\u2019s decision to ban posts in support of Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted this year of murder and attempted murder charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and Democrats who spoke to the paper described the calls as an effort to prevent lawmakers from uniting across party lines in opposition to Meta, which also owns Instagram and Whats<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>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During previous crises, Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg have followed the traditional playbook of publicly apologizing and pledging to make changes.<\/p>\n<p>But after Haugen leaked internal documents this year showing Instagram\u2019s negative effects on teen mental health, struggles to crack down on human trafficking and role in amplifying lies about political issues, the company has taken a harder line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/sandberg-zuckerberg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg\" class=\"wp-image-20649921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/sandberg-zuckerberg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/sandberg-zuckerberg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/sandberg-zuckerberg.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>During previous crises, Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg have followed the traditional playbook of publicly apologizing and pledging to make changes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zuckerberg has told employees not to apologize and urged them to respond more forcefully to bad press, according to the Journal. Longtime board members including venture capitalists Peter Thiel and Marc Andressen have egged Zuckerberg on, the paper reported.  <\/p>\n<p>The Journal\u2019s reporting comes after a Facebook employee who worked with caustic comms staffer Andy Stone told The Post in October that the company\u2019s aggressive approach was designed to please Zuckerberg and Sandberg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe traditional corporate PR playbook says that the company apologizes, offers to be part of the solution and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly finds ways to make Congress happy,\u201d the ex-employee said. \u201cFacebook is beyond that right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/francis-haugen.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Frances Haugen\" class=\"wp-image-20649925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/francis-haugen.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/francis-haugen.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/francis-haugen.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Frances Haugen leaked key Facebook documents to reporters this year.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe target audience is Mark and Sheryl,\u201d the former staffer added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During this fall\u2019s maelstrom of bad press, some Meta executives also floated the idea of abandoning plans for a version of Instagram targeted at children, according to the Journal. But Zuckerberg reportedly said that abandoning Instagram for kids wasn\u2019t an option \u2014 so the company instead announced in September that it would \u201cpause\u201d the project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While many Meta critics are wary of Haugen\u2019s proposed solutions \u2014 which include creating a federal regulator to oversee Facebook rather than using antitrust law to break it up \u2014 there appears to be a consensus in Washington, DC, that her leaks show that something must be done about the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/mark-zuckerberg-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Zuckerberg cardboard cutouts\" class=\"wp-image-20649940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/mark-zuckerberg-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/mark-zuckerberg-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/mark-zuckerberg-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zuckerberg reportedly stopped Meta from abandoning a plan to build a version of Instagram for kids. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But legislative battles in 2022 will show whether Facebook\u2019s alleged attempts to muddy the waters will stop Republicans and Democrats from uniting behind a particular bill. <\/p>\n<p>Meta shares were trading down about 0.9 percent at midday Wednesday. They have fallen nearly 10 percent since the first reports based on Haugen\u2019s leaks were published by the Journal.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/29\/facebook-tried-to-divide-dems-gop-over-whistleblower-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Facebook tried to divide Dems, GOP over whistleblower: report&#8221; Mark Zuckerberg urged his employees not to apologize for Facebook\u2019s ills as staffers called lawmakers in Washington, DC, in an effort to discredit whistleblower Frances Haugen, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.\u00a0 In an effort to stop Democrats and Republicans from uniting in opposition to Facebook,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":387470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/mark-zuckerberg-1-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[122306,122785,111048,4974,118029,33423,5077,70767],"class_list":["post-387469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-meta","tag-12-29-21","tag-antitrust-law","tag-facebook","tag-frances-haugen","tag-instagram","tag-mark-zuckerberg","tag-washington-dc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}