Interview: Andrew Noyes, Manager of Public Policy Communications, Facebook
Facebook announced yesterday the expansion of their Washington D.C. public policy team with the hire of former CongressDaily reporter Andrew Noyes as Manager of Public Policy Communications. At just 29, Noyes has years of inside the Beltway experience, covering privacy, cybersecurity and intellectual property, among other issues.
One of Facebook’s public policy priorities is the pending legislation around online ad targeting and personal data. Noyes, who hasn’t technically even started with Facebook as of yet (He starts on 11/9 and until that point continues to be a reporter for CongressDaily), was understandably reserved on the issue. “I’m hesitant to really talk about how Facebook has handled it to this point or how they will handle it,” he said.
We caught up with Noyes via phone today to chat about some of the challenges communicating Facebook’s message in Washigton, what experience he brings to the table to do so, and how the company will continue to make use of social media (notably it’s own network) to communicate with the public.
In the memo announcing your hire Barry Schnitt, Director, Corporate Communications and Public Policy said, “Specific policy issues on the agenda for Andrew and the rest of Facebook’s DC office include enhancing cybersecurity and online safety, expanding digital privacy protection through user control of data, and protecting free speech.” What are some of the biggest challenges in communicating these issues?
Let me start with privacy and to some extent online safety. What you’ve got is an interesting mix of opinions on how these issues should be addressed in the digital age.
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