Facebook Engineer Quits, Burned Out by ‘Political Monoculture,’ Content Policing Direction

Facebook Engineer Quits, Burned Out by ‘Political Monoculture,’ Content Policing Direction
(L) Former Facebook engineer Brian Amerige; (R) Employees have lunch at the canteen at Facebook's new headquarters in central London on Dec. 4, 2017. Courtesy of Brian Amerige; Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
Reporter
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Friday, Oct. 12, was Brian Amerige’s last day at Facebook after nearly seven years. “This was a difficult decision to make because I love so much about this company, our mission, and our leaders,” he said in a goodbye memo later leaked to the press.

He told his colleagues they had a lot to be proud of. He praised “the density of talent at Facebook.” He said his “teams have always felt like family.”

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Petr Svab
Petr Svab
Reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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