A prominent disinformation scholar who left Harvard University in August has accused the school of stifling then dismantling her team as it launched a deep dive into Facebook.
The actions impacting Joan Donovan's work coincided with a $500 million donation to Harvard by a foundation run by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.
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In a whistleblower disclosure, Joan Donovan seeks investigations into “inappropriate influence" from Harvard's general counsel, the Massachusetts attorney general's office and the US Department of Education.
In a whistleblower disclosure made public Monday, prominent disinformation scholar Joan Donovan seeks investigations into "inappropriate influence" from Harvard s general counsel, the Massachusetts attorney general s office and the US department of education.
Whistleblower allegation: Harvard muzzled disinfo team after USD500 million Zuckerberg donation devdiscourse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from devdiscourse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.