Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg
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Facebook‘s board of directors on Wednesday protected COO Sheryl Sandberg’s demand to examine billionaire George Soros, a popular critic of the social media.
The tech giant has actually acknowledged that Sandberg asked her personnel to check out Soros’ monetary inspirations after he called business like Facebook and Google a “menace” throughout a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland
“As is to be expected following an attack from such a well-known and widely respected figure, Facebook staff immediately initiated research to attempt to understand the motivations driving the criticism, financial or otherwise,” the letter states. “To be clear, Ms. Sandberg’s question was entirely appropriate given her role as COO. When a well-known and outspoken investor attacks your company publicly, it is fair and appropriate to do this level of diligence.”
Facebook General Council Colin Stretch sent out the letter Wednesday to Patrick Gaspard, president of Soros’ Open Society Foundations, on behalf of the Facebook board. The Wall Street Journal previously reported news of the letter.
The world’s biggest social media has actually been under fire considering that The New York Times reported last month that Facebook had actually employed Definers Public Affairs, a firm that offers opposition research study to political projects, to examineSoros
The letter from Facebook’s board reacts to a letter Gaspard posted on Twitter on Tuesday, in which he stated Sandberg “did not speak in good faith” when she informed him she understood absolutely nothing about Definers’ efforts.
Facebook’s board stressed Wednesday that Sandberg didn’t understand about Definers’ work, which the work was “already underway” when she sent out an e-mail requesting for research study onSoros
Open Society Foundations didn’t right away react to an ask for remark.
Here’s the complete letter from Facebook’s board:
Facebook Board Letter by on Scribd
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