Fb’s chief of promoting integrity, who dealt with the corporate’s ad merchandise round delicate topics comparable to politics and coronavirus misinformation, departed this week, in accordance with an inside firm publish seen by Reuters on Friday.
Rob Leathern, director of product administration, mentioned earlier this month on Fb’s inside community that he can be leaving the corporate on December 30. His exit had not been beforehand reported.
Facebook couldn’t instantly be reached for remark.
Leathern mentioned within the publish that he was “leaving Fb to work on client privateness past simply adverts and social media,” with out disclosing the place he was headed.
After virtually 4 years, I made the tough resolution to depart Fb, and 12/30/20 was my final day at FB. I’ve had an incredible expertise in a tough, enjoyable, fast-growing and impactful position on the firm working with superb folks. I used to be honored to name them colleagues! (1/12)
— Rob Leathern (@robleathern) January 1, 2021
Leathern was typically the general public face of the corporate’s controversial political promoting insurance policies. Previous to the November 3 US election, Fb was closely criticised for permitting deceptive claims and conspiracy theories to unfold broadly on its platforms.
In November, Leathern had tweeted that Fb didn’t have “the technical capability within the quick time period to allow political adverts by state or by advertiser.” Subsequently, Fb lifted a short lived post-election ban on political adverts in Georgia forward of the January 5 runoff that may decide which social gathering controls the US Senate.
© Thomson Reuters 2020
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