Meta staff plotted 'whisper strategy' to discredit critic Jonathan Haidt, court files show

Court documents reveal Meta employees discussed a 'whisper strategy' to undermine social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, whose work has fueled global social media regulation. The plan aimed to get the academic community to disavow him, marking an escalation in Meta's response to influential critics. This is a first public disclosure of such coordinated reputational tactics against a prominent figure.

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