 An early investor in Facebook, McNamee became very critical of its impact on society and US democracy, as expressed in his Op-Eds for "USA Today" and "The Guardian" Earlier, on CNBC, he said that he had tried to warn Facebook about the impact of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. elections.He has also been interviewed by NPR on the topic.As part of this effort, McNamee joined Time Well Spent as a Founding Advisor.