Facebook Doesn’t Expect Revenue Impact Over Privacy Concerns

Company marketing executive says users generally haven’t changed privacy settings amid recent concerns

Carolyn Everson, Facebook’s vice president of global marketing solutions, says the company hasn't seen a huge change in consumer behavior amid widespread concerns over its handling of data and consumer privacy.

Stu Woo and

Sam Schechner

Updated April 12, 2018 4:58 p.m. ET

LONDON—Facebook Inc. doesn’t expect the recent uproar over its users’ digital privacy to affect sales significantly, a top advertising executive for the global social-media platform said.

Facebook users largely haven’t changed their privacy settings in the past four weeks amid heightened scrutiny over how it shares individual data, Facebook vice president of global marketing solutions Carolyn Everson said at The Wall Street Journal CEO Council in London.

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