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The board needs unbiased info, or at least differently biased.
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It is the job of the Board of Directors to make sure that the company is going in the right direction and to evaluate the performance of its officers from an outside perspective. They cannot do that without accurate information, and there is no real reason to assume that all of them are aware of the recent problems, and if they are, if they get all of their information from the company it has certainly gone through enough filters that they wouldn't be getting an unbiased view. 

It's very appropriate for them to be informed of their company's actions. It's also not too rare in the United States for people who want a company to change behavior to contact the Board of Directors, and to even try to get changes onto shareholder ballots.

UPDATE
Anil Dash is aware of what has been going on, since he is a Meta reader(!), but he doesn't say whether other members of the board are aware. Reading between the lines, it sounds likely that they are, at least to some extent.

It is the job of the Board of Directors to make sure that the company is going in the right direction and to evaluate the performance of its officers. They cannot do that without accurate information, and there is no real reason to assume that all of them are aware of the recent problems. It's very appropriate for them to be informed of their company's actions. It's also not too rare in the United States for people who want a company to change behavior to contact the Board of Directors, and to even try to get changes onto shareholder ballots.

UPDATE
Anil Dash is aware of what has been going on, since he is a Meta reader(!), but he doesn't say whether other members of the board are aware. Reading between the lines, it sounds likely that they are, at least to some extent.

It is the job of the Board of Directors to make sure that the company is going in the right direction and to evaluate the performance of its officers from an outside perspective. They cannot do that without accurate information, and there is no reason to assume that all of them are aware of the recent problems, and if they are, if they get all of their information from the company it has certainly gone through enough filters that they wouldn't be getting an unbiased view. 

It's very appropriate for them to be informed of their company's actions. It's also not too rare in the United States for people who want a company to change behavior to contact the Board of Directors, and to even try to get changes onto shareholder ballots.

UPDATE
Anil Dash is aware of what has been going on, since he is a Meta reader(!), but he doesn't say whether other members of the board are aware. Reading between the lines, it sounds likely that they are, at least to some extent.

A member of the board wrote something after this answer that had an effect on this answer. Updated.
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Stop Harming the Community
Stop Harming the Community
  • 6.9k
  • 21
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It is the job of the Board of Directors to make sure that the company is going in the right direction and to evaluate the performance of its officers. They cannot do that without accurate information, and there is no real reason to assume that all of them are aware of the recent problems. It's very appropriate for them to be informed of their company's actions. It's also not too rare in the United States for people who want a company to change behavior to contact the Board of Directors, and to even try to get changes onto shareholder ballots.

UPDATE
Anil Dash is aware of what has been going on, since he is a Meta reader(!), but he doesn't say whether other members of the board are aware. Reading between the lines, it sounds likely that they are, at least to some extent.

It is the job of the Board of Directors to make sure that the company is going in the right direction and to evaluate the performance of its officers. They cannot do that without accurate information, and there is no real reason to assume that all of them are aware of the recent problems. It's very appropriate for them to be informed of their company's actions. It's also not too rare in the United States for people who want a company to change behavior to contact the Board of Directors, and to even try to get changes onto shareholder ballots.

It is the job of the Board of Directors to make sure that the company is going in the right direction and to evaluate the performance of its officers. They cannot do that without accurate information, and there is no real reason to assume that all of them are aware of the recent problems. It's very appropriate for them to be informed of their company's actions. It's also not too rare in the United States for people who want a company to change behavior to contact the Board of Directors, and to even try to get changes onto shareholder ballots.

UPDATE
Anil Dash is aware of what has been going on, since he is a Meta reader(!), but he doesn't say whether other members of the board are aware. Reading between the lines, it sounds likely that they are, at least to some extent.

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Stop Harming the Community
Stop Harming the Community
  • 6.9k
  • 21
  • 51

It is the job of the Board of Directors to make sure that the company is going in the right direction and to evaluate the performance of its officers. They cannot do that without accurate information, and there is no real reason to assume that all of them are aware of the recent problems. It's very appropriate for them to be informed of their company's actions. It's also not too rare in the United States for people who want a company to change behavior to contact the Board of Directors, and to even try to get changes onto shareholder ballots.