On Wednesday, The New York Times published a bombshell investigation into how senior leadership at Facebook tried to downplay and deflect mounting crises, while smearing critics in ways that have been accused of fueling anti-Semitism.
It's the latest in a long line of scandals for Facebook and employees are now looking for avenues to quietly vent.
The news report examined how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, and other senior executives reacted over the last year or so to the various crises affecting the company. Among the revelations was Facebook's hiring of an opposition research firm to attack critics as being linked to financier George Soros, a move that risked encouraging anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Meanwhile, other Facebook employees took to Blind to discuss the report. Many were harshly critical of company leadership in a private group open only to Facebook employees, according to messages seen by Business Insider.
On a damage-control conference call with reporters on Thursday, Zuckerberg defended Facebook's actions, expressed continued confidence in Sandberg, and insisted he was still the best person to run Facebook.
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