Several big guns of Facebook have resigned, with Chief product officer Chris Cox becoming the highest-ranking manager to depart amid the turmoil at the leading social network.
Cox made his announcement on his Facebook page, saying he was leaving “with great sadness” after 13 years.
While Cox gave no specific reason for his move, he noted that Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new direction away from being the “digital town square” to focus on smaller-scale, private interactions.
“As Mark has outlined, we are turning a new page in our product direction, focused on an encrypted, interoperable, messaging network,” Cox wrote.
Facebook also said WhatsApp chief Chris Daniels is leaving the company.
The new head of the Facebook-owned application will be Fidji Simo, who was previously in charge of video, games and monetization at Facebook.
Will Cathcart will be the new head of WhatsApp.
The departures came as Facebook…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
