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| Subject: George Soros calls for investigation of Facebook after news of smear Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:52 pm | |
| Liberal philanthropist George Soros has called on Facebook to initiate an independent, internal investigation of its lobbying and public relations work.
The call comes after The New York Times published a report claiming the company had hired an opposition research firm to discredit critics by linking them to Soros, a frequent target of conservatives and anti-Semitic vitriol from the far right.
"These efforts appear to have been part of a deliberate strategy to distract from the very real accountability problems your company continues to grapple with," wrote Patrick Gaspard, the president of the Open Society Foundations, a philanthropic organisation founded by Soros.
Gaspard published the letter on Wednesday night, after publication of the Times report, and addressed it to Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, along with Facebook board members and congressional leadership, were also on the address list.
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/george-soros-calls-for-investigation-of-facebook-after-news-of-smear-20181116-p50gdn.html |
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