Poll finds what employees really think about whistleblowing and office censorship | TheHill – The Hill

As social media giant Facebook is reeling from disclosures recently made by a former employee, a new poll is shedding light on what employers and workers think of whistleblowing.

Facebook has faced sharp criticism in recent weeks after tens of thousands of internal documents leaked by Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager, painted the picture of a company that prioritizes profit over the safety of its users.

The documents provided insight into how hate speech and misinformation are amplified on the social media site and many other of the companys pressing issues.

A new poll from Lawsuit.org found 62 percent of workers believe its appropriate for their employers to ask them not to discuss company conflict or scandals, while 56 percent of employers said the same. Half of employees said its appropriate for businesses to monitor their conversations on company messaging platforms.

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The survey found 49 percent of people believed its unethical to leak classified or confidential company information.

The poll, however, found most employees and employers believe it is in fact ethical to leak confidential company information to protect the public from physical harm, or expose fraud or a data breach.

Lawsuit.org found 70 percent said it was ethical to leak such information if it poses a physical threat to the public.

Sixty-eight percent said it was ethical if the information exposed fraud against the public, and 67 percent said the same if the public is in danger of a data breach.

Meanwhile, more than half, 54 percent, said leaking information is ethical to alert the public if they are being misinformed.

When it comes to office censorship, 73 percent of employers said its appropriate to ask employees to not talk about delicate or confidential information they may see while on the job, compared to just 48 percent of employees who agree.

More than half, 54 percent, of employers said its appropriate to prohibit employees from talking about a colleague with COVID-19. Thirty percent of employees agree. Republicans are 10 percent more likely than Democrats to believe employers can tell their workers to refrain from talking about vaccination status.

The survey included 1,156 business owners and employees.

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