I don't want to link to the tweets in which certain people who should know better are impugning the work this week of @evelyndouek on @lawfareblog. I do want to share a few facts about the matter receiving criticism.
Evelyn received the Facebook Oversight Board's decisions this week on an embargoed basis the evening before they were made public. She did so with the knowledge and approval of her editors at @lawfareblog, myself included.
No conditions as to her writing or the substance of what she might say were placed on her receipt of the material by the Oversight Board or Facebook. And Evelyn has no financial relationship of any kind with either the Oversight Board or with Facebook--and never has had one.
Receiving material on an embargoed basis is a perfectly normal journalistic practice. In this case it allowed Evelyn to produce a hugely informative piece of analysis which we were able to release shortly after the material's release.
lawfareblog.com/facebook-overs…
lawfareblog.com/facebook-overs…
This work speaks for itself, and I am extremely proud that @lawfareblog was able to publish it so quickly. Evelyn's conduct in this matter gives me no concern whatsoever. She has my complete confidence.
That's all I got.
That's all I got.
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