Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg responded Monday to the release of thousands of company documents recently leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen, saying large companies “should be scrutinized” and arguing that the leaked documents could be used to “paint a false picture” of the company. The statement noted the company’s brands—that include Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among others—now include almost 3.6 billion people worldwide. “I believe large organizations should be scrutinized and I’d much rather live in a society where they are than one where they can’t be,” Zuckerberg said in the statement. “Good faith criticism helps us get better. But my view is that what we’re seeing is a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture of our company,” he added. Zuckerberg also addressed the complexities involved in making rules regarding social media as an individual company. “It makes a good soundbite to say that we …