FB - Facebook's Latest Executive Departure Raises Red Flags
Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) recently banned President Donald Trump until the end of his term in office on Jan. 20 for using its platform to "condone rather than condemn" his supporters during the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the risks of allowing the president to continue using Facebook were "simply too great."
That unprecedented move dominated headlines this week, but it overshadowed another key development at the social network: the departure of Rob Leathern, the company's advertising integrity chief.
Leathern, who joined Facebook as its director of product management in early 2017, oversaw its ad policies regarding politics, fake news stories, and misinformation regarding the pandemic. Leathern announced his departure via Facebook's internal network on Dec. 30, and he left the same day to "work on consumer privacy beyond just ads and social media" without disclosing where he was headed.
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Facebook's Latest Executive Departure Raises Red Flags