The Facebook Papers: Social network shaken by content, user woes

When asked by analysts about growth prospects, Facebook executives frequently paint a rosier picture than the one depicted by internal research, a whistle-blower alleges

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Facebook has been struggling to attract younger users for more than a decade, and some senior employees are alarmed over the company’s inability to keep teens engaged. When asked by analysts about growth prospects, Facebook executives frequently paint a rosier picture than the one depicted by internal research, a whistle-blower alleges.

Those are just some of the findings outlined in a cache of disclosures made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, and provided to Congress in redacted form by her legal counsel.

A consortium of 17 U.S. news organizations, including Bloomberg, has obtained the redacted versions received by Congress.

The documents provide rare, vivid insight into ways Facebook,

First Published: Oct 25 2021 | 5:22 PM IST

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