Facebook Tightens Access Rules For Employee Internal Discussion Forums: WSJ

Facebook Inc FB has tightened controls over some internal discussion groups following whistleblower revelations that extended to the Senate, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Facebook offers its staff online discussion groups on an internal message system called Workplace, where staff can cooperate or exchange ideas.
The whistleblower, a former product manager, viewed multiple company documents on protection against election interference on Facebook and shared some with Congress and the SEC.a
Now Facebook restricts employees' viewing of group discussions on topics like platform safety and election integrity.
Facebook said such disclosures "can also put employees working on sensitive subjects at risk externally and lead to complex topics being misrepresented and misunderstood."
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Price Action: FB shares traded higher by 0.25% at $325.35 in the premarket session on the last check Thursday.
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