8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (8)
#5860363 at 2019-03-24 08:49:11 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7497: Long Weekend Edition
(not sure if noted due to NZ FF)
Facebook downgraded after 11 high-profile execs defect
March 18, 2019
Monday, 11 high-profile Facebook executives have left the social network, with more recent departures such as Chris Cox, WhatsApp chief Chris Daniels, Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and Chief Security Officer Alex Stamos. Cox's and Daniels's departures, in particular, may be the most notable in some ways, because they reportedly stemmed from fundamental disagreements with Zuckerberg over a push towards creating a unified privacy-focused network, one where users on Instagram could one day message someone on WhatsApp, for example.
The note cautioned more Facebook executives may leave the company.
https://news.yahoo.com/facebook-downgrade-needham-162457787.html
#5701014 at 2019-03-15 16:05:54 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7291: Illegal Investigations Edition
Q broke Facebook - Top execs at Facebook quit .
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that both Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer, and Chris Daniels, CEO of WhatsApp, had decided to leave the company.
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-14/top-execs-flee-facebook-chief-product-officer-whatsapp-ceo-both-quit-stock-tumbles
Stock price continues to plummet .
#5699345 at 2019-03-15 14:13:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7289: Calling Out The Hoax Edition
A red flag in a Facebook exec's goodbye letter shows there's bad blood over Mark Zuckerberg's radical privacy plan
Jake Kanter
2h
https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-the-red-flag-in-Chris-cox-goodbye-letter-to-staff-2019-3
Facebook on Thursday announced that its chief product officer, Chris Cox, and Chris Daniels, the head of WhatsApp, were leaving the company.
A telling line in Cox's goodbye letter suggests there were significant disagreements over Mark Zuckerberg's plan to pivot Facebook to privacy.
This was backed up by a report in The New York Times, which said there were frustrations over Zuckerberg's vision for the company.
Facebook sprang a surprise Thursday when CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that another of his key lieutenants was leaving the company.
Following the departure of senior executives such as the Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Zuckerberg said the company's chief product officer, Chris Cox, was headed for the door after 13 years. Chris Daniels, the head of WhatsApp, is also leaving.
Soon after everything was official, Cox published his goodbye letter to staff on his Facebook page. On first read, it's an ode to his good times at the company, in which he praises the senior management team and calls Zuckerberg a "dear friend."
In the comments below, there are glowing tributes from Zuckerberg ("It's been an honor and I'm deeply grateful"), Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg ("We are a better company for what you have given"), and the company's chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer ("I'll deeply miss seeing you").
Read more: Mark Zuckerberg says his vision to divide Facebook's products in 2 could put its $56 billion business model at risk
But there's a telling line in Cox's letter signaling disagreements over the direction Zuckerberg is taking Facebook- namely, its pivot to privacy and encryption, which the CEO set out in a manifesto last week.
Here's the key part of Cox's note:
"As Mark has outlined, we are turning a new page in our product direction, focused on an encrypted, interoperable, messaging network.
"It's a product vision attuned to the subject matter of today: a modern communications platform that balances expression, safety, security, and privacy.
"This will be a big project and we will need leaders who are excited to see the new direction through."
This final sentence is revealing. Saying that Zuckerberg's vision will need people who believe in the direction of travel implies that Cox is not among them.
Indeed, The New York Times reports that there were "disagreements" over Zuckerberg's plan, which in essence will combine the back ends of WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram messaging to create an interoperable messaging service, protected by end-to-end encryption.
Citing six sources, The Times reported that Cox "disagreed with some of Mr. Zuckerberg's product ideas and changes, including the 'unified messaging' project intended to connect the apps."
This was echoed by Ben Horowitz, the cofounder of the influential Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Horowitz's partner, Marc Andreessen, is a Facebook board member.
Horowitz tweeted that the departures of Cox and Daniels showed there was "extremely strong dissent" over Zuckerberg's vision for Facebook. He added that it's a huge change of direction and that it "is quite clear that the decision was massively controversial."
SEE ALSO: Chris Cox, a key Facebook exec and lieutenant of Mark Zuckerberg, is leaving the company amid a huge reshuffle
#5683931 at 2019-03-14 20:34:39 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7269: Nellie Ohr = C_A? Edition
Top Execs Flee Facebook: Chief Product Officer, WhatsApp CEO Both Quit; Stock Tumbles
The storm clouds gathering above Facebook are getting darker by the hour.
Less than one day after Facebook suffered an unprecedented outage that last for hours and impacted all of the company's media properties, and just hours after the NYT reported that Facebook is under criminal investigation over its data deals, and that a New York grand jury has subpoenaed records from at least two smartphones manufacturers which gained access to personal data of hundreds of millions of users, moments ago Facebook announced that two top execs had unexpectedly quit the company.
In a blog post to employees published on the company's website, in which he said that he wants "to share some important updates as we organize our company to build out the privacy-focused social platform I discussed in my note last week" adding that "embarking on this new vision represents the start of a new chapter for us", Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that both Chris Cox, Chief Product Officer, and Chris Daniels, CEO of WhatsApp, had decided to leave the company.
For a few years, Chris has been discussing with me his desire to do something else. He is one of the most talented people I know and he has the potential to do anything he wants. But after 2016, we both realized we had too much important work to do to improve our products for society, and he stayed to help us work through these issues and help us chart a course for our family of apps going forward. At this point, we have made real progress on many issues and we have a clear plan for our apps, centered around making private messaging, stories and groups the foundation of the experience, including enabling encryption and interoperability across our services. As we embark on this next major chapter, Chris has decided now is the time to step back from leading these teams. I will really miss Chris, but mostly I am deeply grateful for everything he has done to build this place and serve our community.
Zuckerberg also announced that Will Cathcart will be new head of WhatsApp, and that Fidji Simo will be new head of the Facebook app; meanwhile Zuck said he doesn't plan to immediately appoint anyone to fill Cox's role.
"This is an important change as we begin the next chapter of our work building the privacy-focused social foundation for the future. I'm deeply grateful for everything Chris Cox and Chris Daniels have done here, and I'm looking forward to working with Will and Fidji in their new roles as well as everyone who will be critical to achieving this vision. We have so much important work ahead and I'm excited to continue working to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together" Zuckerberg wrote.
It was unclear if the departing execs left for a specific reason - i.e., the increasing political scrutiny over the world's most powerful and influential publisher of news - or if they simply wanted to "spend time with their family."
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-03-14/top-execs-flee-facebook-chief-product-officer-whatsapp-ceo-both-quit-stock-tumbles
#5683872 at 2019-03-14 20:32:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7269: Nellie Ohr = C_A? Edition
>>5683496
"Separately, Chris Daniels, head of WhatsApp, will also depart the company. Mr. Daniels has watched over the app for months after its founders, Jan Koum and Brian Acton, left the company over disagreements with Mr. Zuckerberg"
#5683734 at 2019-03-14 20:27:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7269: Nellie Ohr = C_A? Edition
>>5683496
>>5683623
found an article you do not have to pay money to read, kek
Facebook loses CPO Chris Cox and WhatsApp VP Chris Daniels
13-year Facebook veteran, Chief Product Officer, and the spirit animal of the social network Chris Cox is departing the company after two years of seeking to do something new. Cox's exit is part of a big executive reshuffle as Facebook embarks on prioritizing privacy through messaging, groups, Stories, and integration of its chat features.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained the departure of his long-time friend, saying "For a few years, Chris has been discussing with me his desire to do something else . . . But after 2016, we both realized we had too much important work to do to improve our products for society, and he stayed to help us work through these issues and help us chart a course for our family of apps going forward. At this point, we have made real progress . . . As we embark on this next major chapter, Chris has decided now is the time to step back from leading these teams."
Cox bowing out after so long is understandable, but more surprising is today's departure of Chris Daniels, an 8-year employee who was moved from being head of Internet.org to VP of WhatsApp just last May.
The changes solidify that Facebook is entering a new era as it chases the trend of feed sharing giving way to private communication. Cox and Daniels may feel they've done their part advancing Facebook's product, and that the company needs renewed energy as it shifts from a relentless growth focus to keeping its users loyal while learning to monetize a new from of social networking.
Here's the breakdown of the executive changes:
Chris Cox will depart Facebook, but hasn't revealed plans for what's next. He will not be immediately replaced
Chris Daniels will leave WhatsApp, and Facebook declined to provide any details on why or the circumstances
Will Cathcart wil go from running the main Facebook app to VP of WhatsApp
Fidji Simo who was the VP of Product for Facebook video, news, and advertising will take over Cathcart's role running Facebook's main app
Javier Olivan who was Facebook's VP of growth will oversee integration of Facebook's products, including the plan to unify the backend of Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram direct to expand encryption and allow cross-app messaging that some see a shield against Facebook being broken up.
Instagram VP Adam Mosseri, Messenger's VP Stan Chudnovsky, Simo, and Cathcart will now report directly to Zuckerberg, while Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio reports to COO Sheryl Sandberg
Cox was one of Facebook's first 15 engineers, joining in 2015 after Zuckerberg convinced him to drop out of a Stanford grad program. He became Facebook's Director of Human Resources and then in 2008, its VP of product. He was promoted to CPO in 2014 and aided in Facebook's clean up after the 2016 presidential election, working on misinformation and at-risk countries to deter future attacks on democracy. Over the years, he remained a fixture of Zuckerberg's inner circle of friends and liutenants. Oh, and he's a wicked keyboardist who plays is a very respectable reggae band.
Known for his hit talk revealing the Timeline profile at F8 2011 and giving a rousing new employee orientation speech, Cox's departure could drag on Facebook's already-shaky morale. Some staffers saw him as a preferred replacement for Zuckerberg should he ever leave the CEO role. That leaves the line of succession an open question at Facebook, with Sandberg, Olivan, and Mosseri as the most likely candidates.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/14/Chris-cox-leaves-facebook/
#5683631 at 2019-03-14 20:23:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7269: Nellie Ohr = C_A? Edition
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/technology/facebook-Chris-cox.html
"Separately, Chris Daniels, head of WhatsApp, will also depart the company. Mr. Daniels has watched over the app for months after its founders, Jan Koum and Brian Acton, left the company over disagreements with Mr. Zuckerberg."
#5683613 at 2019-03-14 20:23:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7269: Nellie Ohr = C_A? Edition
'Facebook Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and WhatsApp Vice President Chris Daniels are leaving'
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/14/chief-product-officer-Chris-cox-is-leaving-facebook.html
This coming on the heals of the mysterious outages at both Facebook and WhatsApp yesterday, this is veeeeery interdasting!