Court exhibits reveal Meta's internal "whisper strategy" to discredit critic Jon Haidt
steverathje2 · x · 2026-10-28
Law360-reported court exhibits show Meta drafted an internal PR plan to discredit social-media harm critic Jon Haidt, discussing recruiting academics like statistician Andrew Gelman to write take-down pieces via a quiet "whisper strategy." Critics warn this creates serious conflicts of interest for paid academics and threatens open scholarly debate.
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