Whistleblower allegations is an 'opportunity' for Facebook to change: Former general counsel
Published Date: 10/4/2021
Source: CNBC Television
Chris Kelly, former chief privacy officer and general counsel at Facebook, joins Closing Bell to discuss the recent allegations by a Facebook whistleblower. He thinks this controversy can be an opportunity for Facebook to chart a better, more ethical path forward. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi Facebook shares fell nearly 5% on Monday after the company suffered its worst service outage in about 13 years, and a day after “60 Minutes” aired an interview with a whistleblower, who accused the company of betraying democracy. The market was broadly down Monday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dropping over 2%. The decline was particularly sharp among social media stocks, as Twitter, Snap and Pinterest each fell more than 5%. Shortly before noon ET, Facebook’s main app experienced an outage, as did its Instagram and WhatsApp services. They remained offline as of market close. “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products,” the company said in a tweet. “We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.” The outage marks the worst for Facebook since 2008, when a bug knocked the company’s services offline for about a day, affecting about 80 million users. The company now boasts 3 billion users. It’s been a rough week for Facebook, and got worse Sunday night. In an interview with “60 Minutes,” Frances Haugen revealed herself to be the whistleblower who provided key internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal has used the information in a series of recent reports titled “The Facebook Files.” Haugen is a former product manager on Facebook’s civic misinformation division who left the company in May and made copies of numerous internal files before departing the company. Haugen accused Facebook of prioritizing its “own profits over public safety — putting people’s lives at risk.” » Subscribe to CNBC TV: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCtelevision » Subscribe to CNBC: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC » Subscribe to CNBC Classic: https://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBCclassic Turn to CNBC TV for the latest stock market news and analysis. From market futures to live price updates CNBC is the leader in business news worldwide. The News with Shepard Smith is CNBC’s daily news podcast providing deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day’s most important stories. Available to listen by 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT daily beginning September 30: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/29/the-news-with-shepard-smith-podcast.html?__source=youtube%7Cshepsmith%7Cpodcast Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/ Follow CNBC on LinkedIn: https://cnb.cx/LinkedInCNBC Follow CNBC News on Facebook: https://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC Follow CNBC News on Twitter: https://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC Follow CNBC News on Instagram: https://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC https://www.cnbc.com/select/best-credit-cards/ #CNBC #CNBCTV