# Meta Considered Whisper Campaign to Discredit Academic Jonathan Haidt Leaked court documents reveal Meta's failed attempt to manipulate academic discourse on teen mental health. - **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com) - **Published:** 2026-11-13 - **Topic:** [technology](https://brifing.si/c/technology) - **Original article:** - **On Brifing:** https://brifing.si/s/145faf70-3dba-429a-8258-0e84cd1b6110 ## Sources covering this story - https://www.theverge.com/policy/1032645/jonathan-haidt-critics-response-meta — --- _Summary written by Brifing from the original reporting. Copyright in the original article belongs to its publisher; read the full piece at the link above._