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.@peretti, per sources, says that 2017 was a tough year for the media. He says in the future BuzzFeed will be leading provider on platforms like Facebook and Netflix, and that the company is doubling down on journalism

.@peretti says that the revenue BuzzFeed generates from platforms "still isn't enough," per source, and that the company needs to focus more on that in the future

When asked about the Shitty Media Men list, which named BuzzFeed employees, @peretti says BuzzFeed investigates every complaint thoroughly, anonymous or otherwise. "Sometimes action is being taken people don't know about broadly across the company," he said, per source

BuzzFeed chief people officer Lenke Taylor added that BuzzFeed was unable to substantiate many of the allegations in the Shitty Media Men list, per sources

.@peretti tells staff that BuzzFeed has no plans for any future layoffs, per sources, but again acknowledges it's been a tough year in media industrywide

Responding to a question about unions, @peretti says he is not personally anti union but says he doesn't think unionization is right for BuzzFeed, per sources

quick question - has there ever been a single business, anywhere, ever, that didn't respond this way? that's an honest question - has a business ever once said, "yes, we welcome the presence of a union to bargain on behalf of our employees?"

Yes. @TransLifeline did this. They floored the Union rep when the cofounders called around to try to find a union to stand for the staff, were told they were the 1st and only employer to ever do so.