Simone Del Rosario: WHAT’S ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT FACEBOOK? THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT IS IN FOR A HEFTY WEEK OF HEADLINES, AND IT’S NOT JUST BECAUSE THE COMPANY IS REPORTING EARNINGS MONDAY.
MORE LEAKS ARE EXPOSING THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE WEBSITE – USED BY BILLIONS WORLDWIDE.
THE LEAKS – FROM FACEBOOK WHISTLEBLOWER FRANCES HAUGEN – ARE BEING REPORTING BY MORE THAN A DOZEN NEWS OUTLETS.
INTERNAL CHATS AT FACEBOOK – SHOW A COMPANY WRESTLING WITH ITS ROLE IN ELECTION MISINFORMATION – AND THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION ON JANUARY 6.
THE AP REPORTS ON HOW FACEBOOK’S LANGUAGE GAP WEAKENS SCREENING OF HATE AND TERRORISM AROUND THE WORLD.
AND THE VERGE SHOWS FACEBOOK IS LOSING YOUNGER USERS AT RAPID RATES.
Frances Haugen: “I came forward now because now is the most critical time to act.”
Simone Del Rosario: THE TIMING OF THE LEAKS IS NO COINCIDENCE – THE WHISTLEBLOWER HAUGEN TESTIFIED IN THE U-K ON MONDAY.
AXIOS REPORTED THAT OVER THE WEEKEND – FACEBOOK’S VP OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS WARNED STAFFERS ABOUT THE INCREASINGLY BUMPY ROAD AHEAD, WRITING, “WE NEED TO STEEL OURSELVES FOR MORE BAD HEADLINES IN THE COMING DAYS, I’M AFRAID.”
I’M SIMONE DEL ROSARIO IN NEW YORK IT’S JUST BUSINESS.