Inside Facebook's Data Wars
The thing that struck me about this article was a point barely acknowledged: that the reporter had obtained an email chain of senior executives candidly discussing CrowdTangle. This points to a deeper problem within Facebook.<p>In general, people leak to reporters when they feel like they have no ability to control the direction of their organization, and that it is making a mistake and they can&#x27;t stop it any other way. Feeling ignored, feeling like your concerns aren&#x27;t being addressed, that&#x27;s what leads to leaks. The fact that at least one person on this email chain between their Vice President of Global Communications, Vice President of Global Affairs, Vice President of Choice and Competition, the head of the App, Chief Marketing Officer, and the head of CrowdTangle leaked it to a prominent reporter suggests that even very senior people feel like they aren&#x27;t having their arguments listened to. That&#x27;s a very dangerous sign for the internal culture of the company.