Joan Donovan, Former Harvard disinformation scholar, says she was pushed out of her job after college faced pressure from Facebook
Harvard University has been accused by an online disinformation researcher, Dr. Joan Donovan, of shutting down her project due to its relationship with Facebook founder and major donor, Mark Zuckerberg. Donovan led a study on media manipulation campaigns at the Shorenstein Center, but alleges that Harvard began restricting her research after the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative donated $500 million to the university. Harvard disputes the allegations, stating that donor interference is false. The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office said it had received the disclosure and was reviewing it.
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