GoKawiilMeta court filings show 2023 plan to 'turn academics against' Jonathan Haidt
Court filings unsealed in a California case reveal Meta employees in 2023 discussed a 'Whisper strategy' aimed at discrediting Jonathan Haidt, the author whose research links social media to teen mental health problems. One idea floated was recruiting an academic, possibly Columbia's Andrew Gelman, to write a critical takedown of Haidt's work. It's unclear whether Meta ever carried out the plan, and the company declined to comment.