Posted on 11/17/2018 6:31:09 PM PST by bitt
Facebook investors have called on the companys chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to step down as chairman, following reports that the company hired a public relations firm to smear its critics by drawing links to George Soros.
The attack on Mr Zuckerberg is set to complicate the daunting challenge facing Sir Nick Clegg, Facebook's new global head of policy and communications, who joined last month and has been asked to conduct a review of Facebook's use of lobbying firms.
Jonas Kron, a senior vice president at Trillium Asset Management, a US investor which owns an £8.5m stake in Facebook, last night called on Mr Zuckerberg to step down as board chairman in the wake of the report.
Facebook is behaving like it's a special snowflake, he said. It's not. It is a company and companies need to have a separation of chair and CEO.
Both Mr Zuckerberg and Sir Nick have been under pressure following reports Facebook hired Definers, a Republican public relations firm, to help repair its battered reputation following intense criticism of the social media platform's handling of a scandal over Russian interference in the 2016 US elections and the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
RULE OF THUMB
ALWAYS keep .5000000000000000000000001 of your company.
Keep it in YOUR name, not shared with wife, family, best friend, mistress etc.
ALWAYS keep the tie breaker in YOUR pocket.
Same as one must give up the ‘Closed Door Policy’ when meeting with employees, always be wired or wear a web cam or have reliable witnesses present.
In todays world of ‘people’ confused over gender etc, it shouldn’t matter who you are meeting with, keep it PUBLIC as to your own ‘safety’.
Folks, this article isn’t what you think it is:
Jonas Kron, a senior vice president at Trillium Asset Management,
Jonas is a Senior Vice President and Trilliums Director of Shareholder Advocacy. With over fifteen years of experience in shareholder advocacy, Jonas is responsible for leading and coordinating Trilliums extensive advocacy program, which works to engage companies on their environmental and social performance. http://www.trilliuminvest.com/team/jonas-kron-esq/
The real issue. Folks don’t believe a damn thing your read!
Both Mr Zuckerberg and Sir Nick have been under pressure following reports Facebook hired Definers, a Republican public relations firm, to help repair its battered reputation following intense criticism of the social media platform’s handling of a scandal over Russian interference in the 2016 US elections and the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Definers is a Republican public relations firm according to the left. https://definersdc.com/
EPA had to cancel a contract with Definers because of the politacl left.
Definers offered EPA a better and more efficient news clipping service that would give EPAs employees real-time news at a lower cost than what previous administrations paid for more antiquated clipping services, Pounder said in an emailed statement. But its become clear this will become a distraction.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/12/19/epa-to-end-controversial-contract-with-conservative-media-monitoring-firm/?utm_term=.0bcf84324170
this came from investors?
Thank you, that is more accurate.
Well I’m confused. This guy is calling for ZM’s head because he says ZM accused Facebook critics of being associated with Soros? It is a horribly written article as is the norm these days but that is what I think it says.
Me too. Makes zero sense. Do they really want to identify themselves as defenders of George Soros?
Heh-heh so much for my NASDAQ index ETF shares...but deplatforming looks like illegal collusion no matter how you slice it. Of course Its an in-your-face conspiracy the Feds have ostentatiously ignored for years....
I really don’t understand the benefit of it other than using it for advertising which you have to pay for. Everything Facebook provides you can get through emails and forwarding and your privacy isn’t invaded. To me it seems like it’s nothing more than a glorified version of a telephone party line where people you do not know can listen in or in this case read your private info.
Yeah, I cant stand Zuckerberg, but didnt he start the company? Is he not the reason the rest of them have jobs and and share in the profits?
That's what they're up in arms about, right? Because Zuck hired Republicans to cover his hard Left tracks?
I just found it weird about hiring a ‘pub firm when he is a leftist.
I’m thinking Zuckerberg felt he was taking heat about not being Leftist enough, so hired his idea of some dirty (Repub) tricksters to attack the attackers.
PR firms are hired to do what you want them to do. This firm’s job was to confuse the issue by creating a false dynamic (Soros supporting Republican) to take heat off Zuckerberg for activity that the company may have done. Similar to the GPS Fusion work to create a narrative the Trump is being manipulated by the Russians and making the Russians out to be in favor of conservatives when logically they should be in favor of liberals.
Facebook? Never joined. I refuse to feed the Beast.
Never did Facebook, no longer do Amazon or Google. Don’t feed the beasts.
Once again, I urge Freeps to watch "The Social Network", and consider dumping Facebook:
Nothing but BS since it started and you are dumb as dirt if you are still on it
What do you mean IF, Kimme O Sabe
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