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Friday, April 17, 2026

Meta exec Clegg bats away accusations of whistleblower - MarketWatch

Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs and communications at Meta Platforms Inc. FB, -0.80%, brushed off the accusations of whistleblower Frances Haugen on Tuesday, insisting the social media giant has aggressively pursued transparency, child research, and regulation while disputing claims the company amplifies political unrest and harms kids. He said Meta moderates content in more than 70 countries and last week's rebrand to Meta had been in the making for months. "We're on this evolutionary curve and the company has been investing billions of dollars into metaverse technologies," Clegg said at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon. Clegg added that Haugen's claims could promote "sensible regulation.



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