Monika Bickert, who has led Meta's content policy decisions for over a decade, is leaving the social media company to join Harvard Law School's faculty. The former federal prosecutor has been the public face of Facebook's controversial content moderation efforts since 2012.
A top executive at Meta who has shaped the social media giant’s content policies for more than a decade is stepping down to pursue an academic career at Harvard Law School.
Monika Bickert, who has led Meta’s content policy division, announced her departure in an internal company message that Reuters obtained on Friday. She plans to remain with the tech company through August while working with Kevin Martin, who leads Meta’s global policy operations, to ensure a smooth transition.
During her tenure, Bickert has frequently represented the company publicly during heated debates about how Facebook handles political posts and concerns about teenage users’ mental health. The former federal prosecutor began working at Facebook in 2012, years before the platform’s parent company adopted the Meta name.
Following the 2021 whistleblower revelations from ex-Meta worker Frances Haugen, Bickert defended the company’s practices, stating: “Yes, we’re a business and we make profit, but the idea that we do so at the expense of people’s safety or well-being misunderstands where our own commercial interests lie.”
Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan released a statement commending Bickert’s contributions to the organization during her time there.
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