Facebook Has Critics, But Investors Are Happy: Fully Charged

Hey all, it’s Kurt. Facebook Inc. is starting 2021 in much the same way it spent the majority of 2020: embroiled in controversy.

While Facebook has so far avoided any known major issues with the U.S. election, the company was criticized for its part in enabling a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Organizers of the riot used Facebook services, BuzzFeed reported, and prominent venture capitalist Chris Sacca tweeted at Zuckerberg on the day of the riots that he’s “got blood on [his] hands.”

Just don’t tell Facebook’s investors. When the company reports earnings on Wednesday afternoon, Wall ...