An internal memorandum leaked through a former Facebook worker revealed accusations that the company ignored or detract from outdoor election interference campaigns in the United States and Europe, letting young workers make decisions that may affect the fate of nations.
Sophie Zhang, a recently fired knowledge scientist for the Facebook Site Integrity Team, wrote the internal memorandum of 6,600 words after rejecting a $64,000 exit deal to speak, Buzzfeed reported Monday.
In the memo, he described networks of fake accounts that gave the impression of being used to meddle in the politics of Euador, Azerbaijan, Brazil and elsewhere, but which were relegated to a low level of precedence through Facebook.
And she says she has “bloodstained hands” after protests and deaths in countries where she has been forced to forget misinformation.
Facebook did not respond promptly to a request for feedback from DailyMail. com on Tuesday, but told Buzzfeed that the company was thoroughly investigating each and every issue.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears in a file photo. An internal note leaked through a former Facebook worker revealed accusations that the company had ignored or dismissed campaigns of outdoor voter interference in the United States and Europe.
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