The New York Times altered a story on the departure of Facebook’s chief information security officer over its handling of Russian interference in the social network, leaving out details that seemed to cast Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in a negative light. The Times published its story on March 19 about the anticipated departure of Facebook’s Alex Stamos after “internal disagreement” over how to handle Russian disinformation using the social media platform. Dan Abrams' Law & Crime blog pointed out that the original version of the story included a mention that Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg was at odds with Stamos over his push for more transparency. Instead of directly naming Sandberg as one of the top executives at odds with Stamos, the updated version removed her name entirely. The New York Times did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for a comment.

Source: Fox News March 21, 2018 02:15 UTC