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TeenVogue/Facebook/2020 Election Security thing blows up badly

Xeni Jardin

Wow, this blew up and imploded and tried to disappear quickly and totally did not disappear at all.

Not sure what happened, but — a TEEN VOGUE piece that breathlessly touted all the wonderful things FACEBOOK is doing to ensure the integrity of our 2020 elections was published, and not identified as sponsored editorial content. Then, a label was added. And finally, the piece was taken down altogether.

Now, Facebook says it was *not* sponsored editorial content?

And Sheryl Sandberg Facebooked it.

Here’s the story in 4 images.

Part 1:

Then, moments later, after being dragged by media-watchers on Twitter…

2. Now identified as ‘sponsored editorial content.’

But not for long! Within less than one hour…

3. Bye-bye.

We hardly knew ye. But still! Sheryl Sandberg didn’t get the memo, and promoted the piece on her Facebook page, as if it was editorial content that they totally didn’t pay for at all or influence at all, nope.

Too much.

Here’s what people were saying while the whole thing unfolded on Wednesday morning, on Twitter.

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