Sheryl Sandberg, The Chief Operating Officer enquired the communication staff to conduct research the financial interests of George Soros which are directly as well as indirectly related to the high-profile attacks on the tech companies. Three people allegedly know that request that furthermore indicates that the second in command of Facebook has been directly involved with the response of the social network to the liberal billionaire.
The Chief Operating Officer, Sandberg has reportedly asked for information in the email which was sent to the senior executive back in January. The report was allegedly forwarded to the senior communications & policy staff, as revealed by the people. The email came into inception after Mr. Soros delivered a blistering speech the very month at the forum of World Economic where Mr. Soros attacked the tech giants such as Google and Facebook and called them a menace to the human civilization and said that the companies should be put under regulation.
Sandberg was present at the forum, but she wasn’t present for the speech of Mr. Soros, as reported by a person who attended the forum. Sandberg has reportedly requested an immediate examination as to why did Mr. Soros denounced the tech giants and whether he did it to gain from the attacks financially. During that time, Facebook was under the emerging scrutiny regarding the role of that the platform played by disseminating the propaganda of Russia and by fermenting hatred campaigns in many countries such as Myanmar.
The efforts made by Facebook with the help of Definers Public Affairs, a firm linked to the Republicans have reportedly set off a debacle related to public relations for Facebook as well as Sandberg, that showcased the accusation related to conducting anti-Semitic attacks on the billionaire.
Following this incident, Facebook immediately fired the Definers. A spokesperson, Eddie Vale coming from Freedom from Facebook revealed that he was reportedly skeptical of the account of the company.
