Teen Vogue Flounders With Apparent Sponsored Content From Facebook

Reactions suggest blurring editorial boundaries

Teen Vogue, the award-winning digital publication known for its transition from teenybopper fashion magazine to hard-hitting, youth-oriented news platform, became the target social media ire this morning after publishing a story about Facebook’s efforts to “ensure the integrity of the 2020 election.”

The story was a flattering, roughly 2,000-word profile highlighting five women of Facebook and Instagram—Katie Harbath, Sarah Schiff, Monica Lee, Antonia Woodford and Crystal Patterson—and their efforts to avoid the blunders of the 2016

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