Alex Stamos, Facebook’s chief information security officer, will be departing the organization following internal disputes concerning how Facebook should handle disinformation.
Stamos said he would leave the social media company after his daily tasks were given to others in December, but was convinced to remain at his post until August, the New York Times reports.
Stamos has been heading transferring his security team to the produce and infrastructure divisions of the company and claims he remains “fully engaged” with the company.
“Despite the rumors, I’m still fully engaged with my work at Facebook. It’s true that my role did change,” Stamos tweeted Monday evening. “I’m currently spending more time exploring emerging security risks and working on election security.”
Despite the rumors, I’m still fully engaged with my work at Facebook. It’s true that my role did change. I’m currently spending more time exploring emerging security risks and working on election security.
— Alex Stamos (@alexstamos) March 19, 2018
Facebook did not signal if Stamos would be leaving his post when asked for comment.
“Alex Stamos continues to be the Chief Security Officer, CSO, at Facebook. He has held this position for nearly three years and leads our security efforts especially around emerging security risks,” a Facebook spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “He is a valued member of the team and we are grateful for all he does each and every day.”
No other high level employees have left the company since Facebook has been dealing with disinformation, according to the Times.
The report comes after Facebook has faced scrutiny for revealing Friday that it would suspend Cambridge Analytica, the data analytics firm which worked worked for President Trump’s campaign, from the social media platform after it was revealed the firm did not delete data it had improperly obtained from Facebook users.
