Posted on 11/19/2018 12:23:22 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
As challenges to Facebook mount from consumer organizations, politicians and journalists, the company's leadership remains convinced that its recent crises are primarily public relations problems, according to people at the company.
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive officer, and Sheryl Sandberg, the company's chief operating officer, believe Facebook's negative image is a public relations problem that stems from a bungled press strategy and sensational media coverage, not a structural or philosophical shortcoming that requires a wholesale course correction.
Zuckerberg and Sandberg have both publicly blamed the company's communications team for the decision to hire a conservative public relations firm that included what one former employee called an "in-house fake news shop."
Internally, the leadership's decision to blame the media and the press shop has driven a wedge between them and members of the communications team who feel as if they've been thrown under the bus, the sources said.
"It's total arrogance," one Facebook employee said. "Everyone is pissed."
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
leftists covering up their crimes
I’m sure an “algorithm” will be involved in their downfall
I think FB is overbearing...governmental oversight..spying on people...and censoring what you say...and basically trying to control what you think..and see.
Yeah...I know the appeal...but I've never done it...and never will. I'd rather go for a walk with my cattle and dogs.........
Facebook is down right now.
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