The continuing stream of revelations about Facebook’s business practices are taking a severe toll on the company’s reputation within the tech industry, The Information’s latest subscriber survey shows. Just over three-fourths of respondents said they are less inclined to work at Facebook following this year’s developments, while 69% said they are less likely to do business with the social network.
Facebook for months has been under fire over its handling of user data and a failure to blunt political meddling on its site. The company has confronted a growing backlash following reports that Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm, harvested data on millions of Facebook users.