Thread by @jason_kint

woah, I have the unsealed docs here. this is the Facebook census / fake accounts case DCN filed to get unsealed for public interest. Judge recently ruled in our favor. So I guess here come the docs. And the apparent cover-up was once again worse than imagined. Sandberg.

https://twitter.com/matthewstoller/status/1362255420417572866

Wow, this is really bad. I'll post my prior thread in a second. Just making my way through it. Yellow highlights are mine.

Here is the thread of the judge's ruling to unseal on Jan 11th, I sort of forgot about it with everything else. We're a party to the case since we filed to unseal. Docs must have started posting in the last few hours.

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1348698552004964352?s=20

Here is the previous reporting and thread on the case if you need background from last March. I'm reminded now that the CFO is also mentioned in the full fraud complaint that was added. I assume that will also be unsealed at some point.

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1242087005128994819?s=20

and here was our filing to ask the Judge to unseal the docs. This isn't the first time unsealed Facebook docs showed a metrics cover-up. @RepJerryNadler @davidcicilline asked about their bogus video metrics at their antitrust hearing with Zuckerberg.

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1252796340398166016?s=20

Here are the key pages in terms of the fraud complaint. they're all from the plaintiff's previously redacted opposition to Facebook's attempt to dismiss the case. Email me if you want full copy as we pulled off docket. Always a lesson in how FB acts when they caught on stuff.

as background, my interpretation is what was unsealed here ⬆️ was stuff Facebook and plaintiff no longer contest (Judge was very clear). It had to be filed by Friday. There was other stuff on the list Judge will need to rule on, probably also against FB. plus more docs no doubt.

Here is the full report in Financial Times for anyone who enters the thread and misses it. It's the key thing to read here. ft.com/content/c144b3…

Always interesting to go back and see what Facebook worked for years to keep sealed. "trade secrets"....lol 1/4

Always interesting to go back and see what Facebook worked for years to keep sealed. "trade secrets"....lol 2/4

Always interesting to go back and see what Facebook worked for years to keep sealed. "trade secrets"....lol 3/4

Always interesting to go back and see what Facebook worked for years to keep sealed. "trade secrets"....lol 4/4

Another unsealed document posted to docket including more discovery in a deposition request. <thread>

https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1362600580947079171?s=20