Chat: On the day a FB rep is pulled apart by US Senators about whether we care enough about children on our services, MZ is going to post about... surfboards?

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Exhibit 57 Message From: Dave Arnold [/O=THEFACEBOOK/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23$PDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=A1C86F5D0BED4134AC0990C960F6035C-DWARNOLD] Sent: 9/22/2021 2:17:27 AM To: Tucker Bounds_1;_: John Pinette_: Nick Clegg _1;DaveArnold_1 Subject: Message summary [{"otherUserFbId":null,"threadeId":3355220767854711}] Attachments: sticker.png (9/21/2021 15:55:17 PDT): "heads up, team - mark read the Ryan Mac NYT story, specifically the reference to how he posted a video this summer about riding an 'electric surfboard'. mark is eager to post the following: 'Look, it's one thing for journalists to make false claims about my work, but it's crossing a line to say I'm riding an electric surfboard when it's clearly a hydrofoil and I'm pumping that thing with my legs.'" (9/21/2021 15:55:54 PDT): "this is clearly an offshoot of the conversation on Friday. I don't think we have much time to change his mind here, so need to get back to him quickly" (9/21/2021 15:56:15 PDT): "at a minimum, I'd have him remove the mention of 'journalists' so it reads: 'Look, it's one thing to make false claims about my work, but it's crossing a line to say I'm riding an electric surfboard when it's clearly a hydrofoil and I'm pumping that thing with my legs.'" (9/21/2021 15:56:39 PDT): "we've flagged that it'll feed into Ryan's (huge) ego, so posting after he's done with meetings today would be best." Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 15:56:47 PDT): [link] Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 15:57:01 PDT): "This is a tweet storm that is going live from Joe Osbourne in moments" (9/21/2021 15:57:03 PDT): "we correct a large number of stories that suggest it's an electric surfboard" Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 15:58:10 PDT): "I would not have Mark post" (9/21/2021 15:58:33 PDT): "How come. We'll need a very strong reason to walk him back" Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 15:59:53 PDT): "I'll call you?" (9/21/2021 16:00:05 PDT): shared: sticker.png John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:04:59 PDT): "I don't think Mark posting something whimsical on the surf board is such a bad idea." John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:05:20 PDT): "we're being really firm with Joe -- a little bit of humor on his side ain't all bad." John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:05:46 PDT): "I know it will draw attention to the story. But it also tells the NYT they ought to report fact." John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:06:05 PDT): "And I'm really eager to just do whatever he wants at this point. My spine has been surgically removed." Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 16:06:17 PDT): "At the very least, we should just make sure he's seen the other tweets so he can make the assessment of whether to do... at the end of the day, his posting won't be the end of the world. And it is factual" (9/21/2021 16:06:21 PDT): "Just off with Tucker, we'll make sure that he sees Joe's tweetstorm" (9/21/2021 16:06:39 PDT): "Tuc - Just send me the link" John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:06:43 PDT): "Tucker - we're rescheduling at 5 for the Bertie/John confab." (9/21/2021 16:07:38 PDT): "He's in meetings until 5pm" Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 16:07:56 PDT): "I'll share here" (9/21/2021 16:08:03 PDT): "And I'm LOVING Joe's tweets" (9/21/2021 16:08:03 PDT): "He's going now" (9/21/2021 16:10:00 PDT): "I would just have mark remove the mention of 'journalists' since it's sort of needlessly flagrant and he can say the same thing without it. otherwise, I agree that it's not the worst thing if he posts this..." Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 16:11:42 PDT): "Am I missing something here? On the day a [PP] rep is pulled apart by US senators on whether we care enough about children on our services, MZ is going to post about.... surfboards? Maybe I've lost my humor about this whole thing, but I really think this would seem to any casual observer to be pretty tone deaf given the gravity of the things we're being accused of." Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 16:11:53 PDT): [link] Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 16:14:56 PDT): "And why bother giving Ryan Mac any attention -- he's really the worst of the worst and will love that he has provoked MZ into posting. Far from deflating/undermining Mac, it builds him up." Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 16:15:17 PDT): "Strong reasons not to post" (9/21/2021 16:19:34 PDT): "Nick Clegg OK if I flag that with him (on today's hearings) and say that you're concerned about that? I've already flagged Ryan's inflated ego with him" Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 16:20:01 PDT): [link] Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 16:20:21 PDT): "chaser:" Tucker Swayze Bounds (9/21/2021 16:20:24 PDT): [link] CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTED BY CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT MT-lG-AG-OO701698 Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 16:23:17 PDT): "the IG/teens story is huge, is cutting through and will lead to countless testimonies in the weeks/months ahead. If I was him, I wouldn't want to be asked 'while your company was being accused of aiding and abetting teenage suicide why was your only public pronouncement a post about surfing?' easiest just to show him the clip of Ted Cruz so he understands the context - and then he can decide. Probably" (9/21/2021 16:24:46 PDT): "Will do" (9/21/2021 16:28:29 PDT): "OK - message sent (and Ted clip) - will let you know what he comes back with" (9/21/2021 16:34:11 PDT): "His response: 'I'm still going to post and attach that screenshot I sent you.'" (9/21/2021 16:35:36 PDT): "he said he'd do it later" John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:45:28 PDT): "since last Tuesday, Mark has fenced, launched Portals, posted Beast pix. So the tone isn't discordant with what's gone before. But I didn't live through Ted Cruz today." John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:46:08 PDT): "We have a lot of other stuff out there... if you think he should go to earth for a while, we should give him that steer." Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 16:51:38 PDT): "Fair enough -- I guess if it's consistent with stuff he's been doing every day I might be overreacting. I just worry that he and SS are under estimating how much this IG/kids thing will continue to hit us" John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:52:43 PDT): "YES -- today was our first barometer reading. Heavy storms ahead." (9/21/2021 16:58:15 PDT): "[We] sent [him] the above and he's still going forward. I just think that's what we keep doing. Keep sharing the context so they get this thing" (9/21/2021 18:22:15 PDT): [link to facebook.com/zuck/posts/...] (9/21/2021 18:22:26 PDT): "He posted and then commented on a few posts" (9/21/2021 19:11:15 PDT): "He's only just stopped commenting. It's dinner time thank god. Mostly lighthearted. He made a comment on defamation that I've flagged with when I saw it." (9/21/2021 19:13:48 PDT): "Nick Clegg, Tucker and I will send Mark and Sheryl a coverage recap of today's hearings in the morning. Coverage is light at the moment, so I hope there will be more useful analysis in the morning. We'll keep making sure they see the tone so they hopefully internalize things." Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 19:14:21 PDT): "honestly, you and Dave deserve a medal for your patience!" CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTED BY CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT MT-lG-AG-00701699 Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 19:16:10 PDT): "Thx -- but TBH this isn't so much a daily comms coverage issue, it's more that the WSJ/IG story has dramatically consolidated a wider narrative (that we're bad for kids) which had been brewing for some time. It now makes regulation -- first in the UK, EU and then elsewhere -- certain and in my view makes launching IG Kids nigh impossible. I've told MZ and SS this already." (9/21/2021 19:17:27 PDT): "Exactly." CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTED BY CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT MT-lG-AG-00701700 >We have a lot of other stuff out there ... if you think he should go to earth for a while, we should give him that steer. Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 16:51:38 PDT): >Fair enough - I guess if it's consistent with stuff he's been doing every day I might be overreacting. I just worry that he and SS are under estimating how much this IG/kids thing will continue to hit us John Edwards Pinette (9/21/2021 16:52:43 PDT): >YES -- today was our first barometer reading. Heavy storms ahead. ████ (9/21/2021 16:58:15 PDT): >I shared the above and he's still going forward. I just think that's what we keep doing. Keep sharing the context so they get this thing ████ (9/21/2021 18:22:15 PDT): >https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10113917270874401 ████ (9/21/2021 18:22:26 PDT): >He posted and then commented on a few posts ████ (9/21/2021 19:11:15 PDT): >He's only just stopped commenting. It's dinner time thank god. Mostly lighthearted. He made a comment on defamation that I've flagged with ████ when I saw it. ████ (9/21/2021 19:13:48 PDT): >Nick Clegg Tucker and I will send Mark and Sheryl a coverage recap of today's hearings in the morning. Coverage is light at the moment, so I hope there will be more useful analysis in the morning. We'll keep making sure they see the tone so they hopefully internalize things. Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 19:14:21 PDT): >honestly, you and Dave deserve a medal for your patience! Nick Clegg (9/21/2021 19:16:10 PDT): >Thx - but TBH this isn't so much a daily comms coverage issue, it's more that the WSJ/IG story has dramatically consolidated a wider narrative (that we're bad for kids) which had been brewing for some time. It now makes regulation - first in the UK, EU and then elsewhere - certain, and in my view makes launching IG Kids nigh impossible. I've told MZ and SS this already. ████ (9/21/2021 19:17:27 PDT): >Exactly. CONFIDENTIAL - PROTECTED BY CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT MT-IG-AG-00701700