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Sophie Zhang
Email · 2020 · Data Scientist → Whistleblower
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Departure memo — political manipulation
Monday, September 14, 2020
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I have blood on my hands. In the three years I've spent at Facebook, I've found multiple blatant attempts by foreign national governments to abuse our platform on vast scales to mislead their own citizenry, and I have watched Facebook repeatedly fail to act.
Departure memo — BuzzFeed NewsMonday, September 14, 2020 at 10:00 AM
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I know that I have blood on my hands by now. I've personally made decisions that affected national elections. I've watched political manipulation in Honduras, Azerbaijan, India, Ukraine, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador. And I've seen Facebook choose profits over action every single time.
Departure memo — BuzzFeed NewsMonday, September 14, 2020 at 10:01 AM
BuzzFeed News (Sep 14, 2020) — 6,600-word departure memo
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