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Meta Discussed 'Whisper Strategy' to Discredit Social Media Critic
Meta Discussed 'Whisper Strategy' to Discredit Social Media Critic Jonathan Haidt, Files Show
TL;DRMeta staff plotted to discredit academic critic Jonathan Haidt using a "whisper strategy."
Why it matters: Shows Big Tech may systematically undermine researchers exposing platform harms, raising accountability questions.
The Guardian reports: Meta staff discussed deploying a "whisper strategy" to undermine the influential US academic whose work has inspired a global social media crackdown, according to court documents. Employees at the parent group of Facebook and Instagram sought to discredit…
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