We’re among the 17 news orgs who published stories off the Facebook Papers — internal documents taken by whistleblower Frances Haugen that reveal the company’s role in everything from Jan. 6 riots to instigating violence worldwide.

Here’s what to know 🧵
politico.com/news/2021/10/2…
1⃣ The Facebook Papers include company research, internal message board threads, emails, project memos, strategy plans and presentations that offer a treasure trove for Washington’s antitrust war
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2⃣ Across the trove of internal Facebook documents, a picture emerges of the social networking giant struggling to come to terms with its prominent role in war-torn countries
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3⃣ The documents show that Facebook had no clear playbook for handling some of the most dangerous material on its platform: content delegitimizing the U.S. elections
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4⃣ Facebook has known for years about a major source of political vitriol and violent content on its platform — and done little about it.

Meet the people who operate multiple accounts to spread a large portion of the site's incendiary political content:
politico.com/news/2021/10/2…
5⃣ Facebook has long polarized the ranks of its own employees. The internal documents paint a vivid new picture of what this dialogue looked like behind closed doors.

A common theme: anger.
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6⃣ Facebook’s own staff complained for years about the company making regular content moderation exceptions for powerful political figures. The documents show its policy office is deeply involved in these calls at a level not previously reported.
politico.com/news/2021/10/2…
We’ll publish more stories about the Facebook Papers as more documents become available.

Join us on Spaces at 3 p.m. where @birnbaum_e @leah_nylen and @Ali_Lev will break down everything you need to know and what to expect next👇 twitter.com/i/spaces/1Mnxn…

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