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Name[edit]

According to [1], "The Facebook Files" is the Wall Street Journal's name for the leak, while "The Facebook Papers" is what most other news outlets have called it. (The WSJ was the original paper that broke the story.) I think this nuance should be worked into the article somehow, but I'm unsure whether the article should also be renamed. Minh Nguyễn ^💬 01:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The Washington Post and New York Times have recently published articles referring to "The Facebook Papers" that include but are not limited to Haugen's disclosures; I've linked them to Haugen's article in the SEC complaint section because they are relevant there, e.g. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4], but it is this article where these latest developments could be expanded. I think this expansion will support an article title change to The Facebook Papers, because it looks like the disclosures are growing beyond the initial disclosures reported by the WSJ. Beccaynr (talk) 01:22, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'd also support a more generic event name like 2021 Facebook leak in the absence of (or changing) common name. The "Facebook Papers" is only from the last week and it was the "Facebook Files" for a month before then. czar 05:03, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

CNBC is reporting today, "The Facebook Papers, a series of articles published by a consortium of 17 U.S. news outlets beginning Friday", with an overview and a disclaimer currently posted "This story is developing. Check back for updates." I think one way to help determine an appropriate article name is to start organizing information from outlets in the consortium here. I am not necessarily going to have time today to focus a lot of attention on it, but I think the drafting process will be helpful. Beccaynr (talk) 14:27, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

According to Google Trends, most users have been searching for "Facebook files", although over the next few days this may change^[5]. Facebook papers is also an analogy with Panama papers, which (I'm speculating) might be the reason for the press to prefer this term. I suggest waiting two more days to see if the majority of users turn to using Facebook papers. If this happens, I recommend renaming the article to Facebook papers, and explain in the first section the etymology. LifeDancePro (talk) 01:26, 28 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Timberg, Craig; Dwoskin, Elizabeth; Albergotti, Reed (October 22, 2021). "Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger, regret over missed warning signs". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ Mac, Ryan; Frenkel, Sheera (October 22, 2021). "Internal Alarm, Public Shrugs: Facebook's Employees Dissect Its Election Role". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ Frenkel, Sheera; Alba, Davey (October 23, 2021). "In India, Facebook Grapples With an Amplified Version of Its Problems". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ Zakrzewski, Cat; De Vynck, Gerrit; Masih, Niha; Mahtani, Shibani (October 24, 2021). "How Facebook neglected the rest of the world, fueling hate speech and violence in India". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=facebook%20files,facebook%20papers

Sources[edit]

There is a lot published recently, so this is an attempt to collect sources to help expand this article.

A whistleblower’s power: Key takeaways from the Facebook Papers (WaPo, October 25, 2021)
The Facebook Papers and their fallout. (NYT, October 25, 2021)
‘HISTORY WILL NOT JUDGE US KINDLY’ (Adrienne LaFrance, Atlantic, October 25, 2021)
The Facebook Papers: Documents reveal internal fury and dissent over site’s policies (NBC News, October 25, 2021)
Not stopping 'Stop the Steal:' Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company's role in insurrection (CNN, October 24, 2021)
Facebook documents offer a treasure trove for Washington’s antitrust war (Politico, October 25, 2021)
Here are all the Facebook Papers stories (Protocol)

Beccaynr (talk) 22:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello - I'm a student working on a Wikipedia project and I'll be making some contributions and changes to the page. Please let me know if there are any conflicts with my proposed edits. Thanks!Brown.wa (talk) 20:00, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[Timberg_10-22-2021-1] Timberg, Craig; Dwoskin, Elizabeth; Albergotti, Reed (October 22, 2021). "Inside Facebook, Jan. 6 violence fueled anger, regret over missed warning signs". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[2] Mac, Ryan; Frenkel, Sheera (October 22, 2021). "Internal Alarm, Public Shrugs: Facebook's Employees Dissect Its Election Role". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

[Frenkel_10-23-2021-3] Frenkel, Sheera; Alba, Davey (October 23, 2021). "In India, Facebook Grapples With an Amplified Version of Its Problems". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

[Zakrzewski_10-24-2021-4] Zakrzewski, Cat; De Vynck, Gerrit; Masih, Niha; Mahtani, Shibani (October 24, 2021). "How Facebook neglected the rest of the world, fueling hate speech and violence in India". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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