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Meta Employees Used “Whisper Strategy” Against Jonathan Haidt

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 15:04 UTC · How we work

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Meta employees plotted to discredit social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, a teen-mental-health critic.
Internal March 2023 notes described a “whisper strategy” to turn academics against Haidt.
Research chief Curtiss Cobb set the goal of making Haidt appear not credible.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers appointed retired Judge Suzanne Segal as special master to review 170,000 documents.

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Meta employees plotted to discredit social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, a teen-mental-health critic.
Internal March 2023 notes described a “whisper strategy” to turn academics against Haidt.
Research chief Curtiss Cobb set the goal of making Haidt appear not credible.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers appointed retired Judge Suzanne Segal as special master to review 170,000 documents.