Facebook Inc. has asked its employees to preserve all internal documents and communications for legal reasons, as governments and regulators have opened an investigation into its operations.
The increased scrutiny comes after former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked documents in which she said the company chose advantage over user safety.
Earlier in October, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to preserve all documents related to Haugen’s testimony.
“On Tuesday, Facebook sent a legal stop notice to all personnel. Document protection requests are part of the process of responding to legal inquiries,” a Facebook spokesperson said.
The news was first reported by the New York Times. (https://nyti.ms/3EmOR3X)
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