Teen Vogue published and then removed a story about Facebook from its website on Wednesday after it was accused of hosting sponsored content for the tech giant without labeling it as such. The confusing saga began when the Condé Nast publication on Wednesday published an article titled How Facebook Is Helping Ensure the Integrity of the 2020 Election. Following the backlash, Teen Vogue added an editorial note to the story labeling it as sponsored content, a type of article that is paid for by a company. A Facebook company spokesperson told the Guardian that while it does have paid partnerships with Teen Vogue, this article was not written as a form of paid content and was “purely editorial”. Sheryl Sandberg, the Facebook chief operating officer, shared the story on her Facebook page, saying: “Great Teen Vogue piece about five incredible women protecting elections on Facebook.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Facebook’s elections operation center in Ireland.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2020 21:22 UTC