Facebook to Train Employees to Moderate Internal Groups
September 24 2020 - 3:37PM
Dow Jones News
By Jeff Horwitz
Facebook Inc. will train and require employees to moderate
internal discussion groups devoted to politics, social causes and
other topics unrelated to company business as part of its effort to
curb internal debate around divisive issues.
The company said Wednesday that the move -- taken amid a
contentious U.S. election and ongoing social justice protests
around the country -- will be accompanied by restrictions in the
ways employees can express their opinions on controversial social
topics on Facebook's internal Workplace communications tool and a
tightening of company policy on "respectful workplace
communications."
Facebook cast the changes as addressing employee concerns that
its internal discussions had become too political. The company has
faced increasingly frequent leaks in recent months as well as a
rash of people posting harsh criticism or unflattering information
through the internal tool.
"What we have heard from our employees is that they want the
option to join debates on social and political issues rather than
see them unexpectedly in their work feed," Facebook spokesman Joe
Osborne said. "So we're updating our policies and work tools to
make sure our people have both voice, and choice."
Write to Jeff Horwitz at Jeff.Horwitz@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 24, 2020 15:22 ET (19:22 GMT)
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