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Facebook investors slam ‘damage it is inflicting on our society’

Investors have voiced concerns about the company's governance and societal impact in the wake of leaked internal documents

Facebook’s share price has dropped by more than 14% in the past month since the Wall Street Journal published a series of articles based on leaked internal documents
Facebook’s share price has dropped by more than 14% in the past month since the Wall Street Journal published a series of articles based on leaked internal documents Photo: Erkan Akkaya/Getty Images

Investors in Facebook are criticising the company and its management structure amid accusations from a whistleblower that claim the tech giant was aware of the harm its Instagram platform was causing to teenage mental health.

Facebook’s share price has sunk by more than 14% in the past month after The Wall Street Journal published a series of articles based on leaked internal documents, known as the Facebook Files.

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