Facebook Was Not Prepared to Deal With Jan. 6 Insurrection, According to Newly Leaked Documents

executives routinely dismissed or downplayed employee concerns about the spread of misinformation on its platform, both before and after the 2020 presidential election, according to a wave of articles published Friday citing newly leaked internal documents. The dismissive attitude among the company’s higher-ups left Facebook unprepared to deal with the events of Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob descended on the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the election, the articles allege. In response to the articles, Facebook VP of integrity Guy Rosen said it was “absurd” to suggest the events of Jan. 6 were the result of how… Read Full Article