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kpete

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Sun Oct 3, 2021, 08:01 AM Oct 2021

Facebook warns whistleblower will allege on "60 Minutes" it contributed to Capitol riot [View all]

the New York Times is reporting that on this evening on 60 minutes a former employee will expose everything, and apparently she has receipts.

A Facebook executive said in a defiant internal memo that a former employee will accuse the company of contributing to the U.S. Capitol riot, the New York Times first reported Saturday.Why it matters: Facebook appears to be launching a pre-emptive strike against the whistleblower ahead of a CBS "60 Minutes" interview airing Sunday and her scheduled appearance at a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

Clegg states that the program will "suggest that the extraordinary steps we took for the 2020 elections were relaxed too soon and contributed to the horrific events of January 6th in the Capitol."

She claims she can "prove Facebook is lying to the public and investors about the effectiveness of its campaigns to eradicate hate, violence and misinformation from its platforms," per CBS.


https://www.yahoo.com/news/nyt-facebook-warns-whistleblower-allege-025915195.html
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/2/2055824/-Facebook-Exec-Warns-Ex-Employee-Will-Claim-Company-Contributed-To-Jan-6-Insurrection-On-60-Minutes?utm_campaign=recent
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