Multiple high-profile foundations and philanthropic organizations came together to criticize Facebook for shutting down the accounts of New York University (NYU) researchers investigating advertising disinformation on the platform. The open letter was from the NetGain Partnership, which includes the Mozilla Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Omidyar Network and more. The group of foundations focus their work on fostering research into emerging technology.
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