https://www.wired.com/story/chris-cox-facebook-wired25/

Speaking at the WIRED25 conference in San Francisco on Friday, former Facebook executive Chris Cox said he feels "more free" to get involved in progressive political causes now that he no longer works at the social media giant.

As Facebook’s chief product officer, Cox spent the past few years leading the platform’s efforts to fight misinformation, protect elections, and support at-risk countries—regions where, in Cox’s words, there’s a “more potent risk of real-world harm because of the use of social media.” In 2018, he was promoted to also oversee all of WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. Over his 13-year career, Cox had become one of the most powerful people at Facebook, behind only executives like CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg.