# Deputy Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights Paul Barrett shares his outlook on Facebook's focus on groups

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Excerpt from [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/05/01/the-technology-202-facebook-s-new-emphasis-on-groups-could-leave-it-more-vulnerable-to-disinformation/5cc8c0e01ad2e506550b2ec0/?utm_term=.ba87476b7125) -- "'This may be good for Facebook’s business, but I’m not sure it’s good for society at large,' said Paul Barrett, deputy director of New York University’s Stern Center for Business and Human Rights."

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