Facebook’s top executives under siege after NY Times alleges PR dirty tricks

November 16, 2018 4:32

Facebook’s horror year has continued with the New York Times alleging the social media giant engaged in a series of dirty tricks campaigns against critics under the supervision of COO Sheryl Sandberg.

The New York Times story accuses Facebook of hiring consultants to discredit the service’s critics.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg being interviewed by Axios founder Mike Allen in 2017

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Paul Wallbank

Paul Wallbank was news editor at Mumbrella between June 2017 and June 2019. Previously he's covered business and technology issues for outlets ranging from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald to the ABC and Business Spectator.

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