Facebook braces employees for whistle-blower accusations over elections

Facebook Inc. executives believe a former employee whistle-blower will accuse the company of relaxing its election-related safeguards too soon following last November’s vote, and will suggest on “60 Minutes” that the company’s products contributed to the Capitol riots in Washington in January.
 

The whistle-blower, who already shared a trove of internal documents with the Wall Street Journal, will appear in an interview on “60 Minutes” Sunday evening. The person, whose identity is not yet known, is also set to testify before a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday. 

Nick Clegg, Facebook’s head of global policy, braced employees for the expected charges in