Facebook has also deflected public questioning of XCheck, the internal system that allowed more than five million elite users like celebrities and politicians to skirt Facebook’s content rules. — Relaxnews
Boards are notorious for group think and spinelessness. In Facebook’s case, a board could make a difference.
Documents reported by The Wall Street Journal earlier this week revealed a secret system at Facebook to coddle the posts of politicians and celebrities, as well as internal stats on the full extent of psychological harm that Instagram causes teen girls. Both issues were long suspected. Both are now backed by startling evidence.
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