Facebook Decries “Gotcha Campaign”, Braces for Coordinated Hit Involving Leaked Documents, Over Thirty Reporters Being Orchestrated by PR Team
Still reeling from the coordinated hit job two weeks ago by “whistleblower” Frances Haugen who appeared on 60 Minutes days before testifying before the U.S. Senate about the social media giant’s practices, Facebook issued a statement Monday decrying a “gotcha campaign” while warning about another hit job involving leaked documents being reported by thirty journalists allegedly being coordinated by the same public relations team behind the previous hit.
Facebook’s statement was posted to Twitter:
“We expect the press to hold us accountable, given our scale and role in the world. But when reporting misrepresents our actions and motivations, we believe we should correct the record.
Over the last 6 weeks,
