Austin served as a deputy assistant attorney general in the civil rights division between 2010 and 2014 and on Obama’s Domestic Policy Council from 2014 to 2017. He will establish a small team to oversee the company’s civil rights accountability efforts, according to Facebook.
Austin will report to Facebook General Counsel Jen Newstead, the company said.
Facebook’s announcement follows
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