Outgoing Facebook Executive Hired Controversial PR Firm

San Francisco: Facebook’s outgoing Head of Communications and Policy Elliot Schrage has taken the full responsibility for hiring a Republican-owned political consulting and PR firm Definers Public Affairs that is alleged to have “dug up dirt” on competitors. In a blog post, Schrage said the legal team at Facebook continues to review its work with Definers to understand what happened. “We hired Definers in 2017 as part of our efforts to diversify our DC advisors after the election. Like many companies, we needed to broaden our outreach,” Schrage said late on Tuesday, adding that Facebook hired firms associated with both Republicans and Democrats and Definers was one of the Republican-affiliated firms. (IANS)