Facebook Plans to Remove Any and All Mentions of the Potential Whistleblowers Name from Platform

Facebook began taking down articles mentioning the alleged whistleblower on Wednesday, according to a report from Breitbart, and provided a statement saying that any mention of the potential whistleblowers name violates our coordinating harm policy, which prohibits content outing of witness, informant, or activist.

The statement also mentions that Facebook will revisit the decison should their name be widely published in the media or used by public figures in debate.

The president has repeatedly called for the individual to come forward, prompting a cease-and-desist letter on Friday from the whistleblowers lawyer to White House.

Let me be clear: should any harm befall any suspected named whistleblower or their family, the blame will rest squarely with your client, the letter reads.

The move drew internal criticism from Facebook, where an open letter from hundreds of employees condemned the decision as allowing politicians to weaponize our platform by targeting people who believe that content posted by political figures is trustworthy.