{
  "id": 16894114,
  "title": "Meta considered a ‘whisper strategy’ to turn academics against Jonathan Haidt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/meta-considered-a-whisper-strategy-to-turn-academics-against-jonathan",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/1020012/meta-jonathan-haidt-social-media-mental-health"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As Meta was feeling public pressure over teen mental health, and facing an impending onslaught of kids safety trials, the company considered a campaign to discredit a key critic: social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. Newly filed court documents show that in March 2023, Meta discussed a \"Whisper strategy\" to \"turn academics against Haidt,\" a thought leader […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}