Advertisers have Facebook’s attention. Now here’s what they want
4 years, 6 months ago

Advertisers have Facebook’s attention. Now here’s what they want

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Facebook is about to look a little different, whether users notice or not. Starting Wednesday, numerous household names – from Hershey’s to Denny’s – will officially pause advertising on the platform as part of a broader boycott effort over concerns about Facebook’s handling of misinformation and hate speech. A civil rights coalition that includes the Anti-Defamation League and the NAACP launched the #StopHateforProfit campaign last month, calling on major corporations to halt advertising on Facebook for the month of July due to the platform’s “repeated failure to meaningfully address the vast proliferation of hate on its platforms.” While some brands are halting spending through the end of the month, others such as household goods giant Unilever are pausing advertising through the end of the year across social media, not just Facebook. Facebook framed the meeting as part of its regular engagement with “civil rights leaders and organizations.” “They asked about having Mark at the meeting, and we’ve since confirmed that Mark is able to join,” Andy Stone, a spokesperson for Facebook, said in a statement provided to CNN Business. “We’re waiting to hear back and look forward to the opportunity to continue the dialogue.” Now that the groups have Facebook’s attention, the campaign is calling on participating brands to ask for 10 changes that touch on seemingly every aspect of how the company operates, from the ads it allows to run on the platform to the makeup of its leadership team and its content moderation policies.

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White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

White House pressured Facebook over some COVID-19 content during the pandemic, Zuckerberg says

LA Times  

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary committees on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2018. Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed that the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers harsh message to employees
2 years, 6 months ago

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers harsh message to employees

The Independent  

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How Morale at Facebook Tumbled After Trump’s “Looting and Shooting” Post
55 years ago

How Morale at Facebook Tumbled After Trump’s “Looting and Shooting” Post

Slate  

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Facebook will examine whether it treats Black users differently
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook will examine whether it treats Black users differently

NPR  

Facebook will examine whether it treats Black users differently Enlarge this image toggle caption KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is looking into whether its platforms treat users differently based on race, after years of criticism particularly from Black users and its own employees about racial bias. "There are …

‘Prioritise people and planet over profit’: Patagonia calls on firms to join Facebook boycott
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Prioritise people and planet over profit’: Patagonia calls on firms to join Facebook boycott

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Patagonia has renewed calls …

Meta and the Facebook Papers: Why Mark Zuckerberg has nothing to fear
3 years, 2 months ago

Meta and the Facebook Papers: Why Mark Zuckerberg has nothing to fear

Salon  

With great fanfare on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his company's much-anticipated name change. A former Facebook employee named Frances Haugen has been releasing a steady stream of leaked documents showing that Facebook knew its social media networks were being used to spread misinformation, stoke often genocidal levels of conflict, and undermine people's mental health — but did little …

Early Facebook investor blames major advertisers for ‘turning a blind eye’ to Facebook’s problems
3 years, 2 months ago

Early Facebook investor blames major advertisers for ‘turning a blind eye’ to Facebook’s problems

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Venture capitalist Roger McNamee says Corporate America shares blame for the troubles that exist today at Facebook. “The major advertisers have a lot of guilt here.” McNamee, who began advising Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in early 2006, said the problem is that the vast majority of companies prioritize maximizing shareholder value instead of what’s good …

Anti-Defamation League CEO on Facebook: Never has a single company been responsible for so much misfortune
3 years, 2 months ago

Anti-Defamation League CEO on Facebook: Never has a single company been responsible for so much misfortune

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, blasted Facebook on Monday following the publication of a series of articles revealing the company’s struggles to stop hate speech, human trafficking and coordinated groups that sowed discord ahead of the January 6 insurrection. “I don’t think ever before a single company has been responsible for so …

‘Not true’: Mark Zuckerberg responds to claims that Facebook prioritises profit
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Not true’: Mark Zuckerberg responds to claims that Facebook prioritises profit

Live Mint  

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg publicly addressed a recent series of negative stories about the company by saying that accusations about Facebook prioritizing profit over user safety are “just not true.” “It’s difficult to see coverage that misrepresents our work and our motives. It came shortly after whistle-blower Frances Haugen, a former employee, testified in a Senate hearing about …

Facebook accused by whistleblower of focusing on profits instead of suppressing hate speech
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook accused by whistleblower of focusing on profits instead of suppressing hate speech

Firstpost  

Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen said the social media giant’s products contributed to the Capitol riots in Washington, in January. Facebook has been accused by a whistleblower for concentrating more on profits than reducing hate speech and fake news and how its products contributed to the Capitol riots in Washington, in January. Facebook accused by a whistleblower Haugen recently appeared …

Ex-Facebook employee tells Congress social media giant endangers users, democracy
3 years, 3 months ago

Ex-Facebook employee tells Congress social media giant endangers users, democracy

LA Times  

Former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen testified Tuesday before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security. “The company’s leadership knows ways to make Facebook and Instagram safer and won’t make the necessary changes because they have put their astronomical profits before people,” said Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data scientist who has …

Facebook wins dismissal of U.S., states’ antitrust lawsuits
3 years, 6 months ago

Facebook wins dismissal of U.S., states’ antitrust lawsuits

LA Times  

A federal judge’s ruling delivers a blow to the FTC and the states, which claimed Facebook violated antitrust laws in order to cut off emerging competitive threats. The decision by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington on Monday sent Facebook shares soaring, pushing the company’s market value to more than $1 trillion. Rather than compete with its own products, …

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech
3 years, 9 months ago

Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

Associated Press  

A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive” statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules. The lawsuit, filed by Muslim Advocates in Washington, D.C., Superior Court on Thursday, claims Zuckerberg and other senior executives “have engaged in …

Facebook to Develop Tools to Allow Advertisers Remove Certain Posts Appearing Next to Their Ads
3 years, 11 months ago

Facebook to Develop Tools to Allow Advertisers Remove Certain Posts Appearing Next to Their Ads

News 18  

Facebook said on Friday it would soon start developing?topic exclusion controls? on its platform to give advertisers greater ability to weed out certain types of content from appearing alongside their ads. This comes after companies including Coca-Cola Co and Starbucks boycotted Facebook in July for not doing enough to curb hate speech on its site following the death of George …

US trade commission and over 40 states accuse Facebook of illegally crushing competition
4 years, 1 month ago

US trade commission and over 40 states accuse Facebook of illegally crushing competition

Firstpost  

While Facebook said the regulators had ignored important history, the lawsuits set off a chorus of bipartisan support on Capitol Hill Washington: The Federal Trade Commission and more than 40 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of buying up its rivals to illegally squash competition, and they called for the deals to be unwound, escalating regulators’ battle against the biggest tech …

Editorial: Facebook is too big. Breaking it up is just part of the solution
4 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Facebook is too big. Breaking it up is just part of the solution

LA Times  

The Federal Trade Commission and the attorneys general of 46 states filed lawsuits Wednesday seeking what amounted to a do-over on Facebook — the chance to reject two acquisitions that helped make the social network the behemoth it is today. Among other noxious pursuits, the social network has been used to incite violence, spread disinformation, vacuum up personal information, manipulate …

Zuckerberg Warns of 'Civil Unrest' if Election Results Take Long, Asks Facebook to be Ready for 'Test'
4 years, 2 months ago

Zuckerberg Warns of 'Civil Unrest' if Election Results Take Long, Asks Facebook to be Ready for 'Test'

News 18  

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday warned of the potential for civil unrest as votes are tallied in a US election that will be “a test” for the social network. “Given this, companies like ours need to go well beyond what we’ve done before.” Confusion early this week over political ads at Facebook marred the onset of what was supposed …

Facebook bans BJP's T Raja Singh for hate speech amid allegations it favoured saffron party
4 years, 4 months ago

Facebook bans BJP's T Raja Singh for hate speech amid allegations it favoured saffron party

Firstpost  

At least five profiles of Singh, which had more than three lakh followers, showed the message that ’this content is not available right now' Amid a political slugfest over extremist content on the social media platform, Facebook Inc. banned BJP’s Telangana MLA T Raja Singh for violating its policies against hate speech, reported The Wall Street Journal on Thursday. On …

Facebook quarterly profit rockets despite ad boycott, pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook quarterly profit rockets despite ad boycott, pandemic

Live Mint  

Facebook reported Thursday that its quarterly profit had nearly doubled and users grew despite a boycott by advertisers and the pandemic-induced economic turmoil. The leading social network said it made a profit of $5.2 billion on $18.7 billion in revenue in the recently ended quarter, as the number of people using the platform monthly rose to 2.7 billion. The number …

Facebook’s future keeps getting murkier
4 years, 5 months ago

Facebook’s future keeps getting murkier

CNN  

New York CNN Business — For nearly two months, Facebook has been scrambling to get a handle on a wave of criticism over its policies on moderating content, particularly hateful speech and misinformation that spreads on its platforms. A timeline of the latest content moderation saga June 1: Facebook employees staged a virtual walkout over the company’s inaction on a …

Column: Facebook still turning a blind eye to hate speech
4 years, 6 months ago

Column: Facebook still turning a blind eye to hate speech

LA Times  

Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, was not all that optimistic in advance of the online meeting that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg had set up with him and the heads of other civil rights groups last Tuesday. Yet Facebook’s indulgences of politicians’ misstatements “seem to gut policies the Auditors and …

Facebook civil rights audit: ‘Serious setbacks’ mar progress
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook civil rights audit: ‘Serious setbacks’ mar progress

Associated Press  

A two-year audit of Facebook’s civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network’s progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias. Its 100-page report released Wednesday outlines a “seesaw of progress and setbacks” at the company on everything from bias in Facebook’s algorithms to its content moderation, advertising practices and treatment of voter suppression. …

Facebook audit paints ‘deeply troubling’ picture of company’s response to Trump points, civil rights issues
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook audit paints ‘deeply troubling’ picture of company’s response to Trump points, civil rights issues

CNN  

CNN — Facebook continues to operate with glaring blind spots for hateful content and misinformation on the site and has made a number of decisions in the last year that “represent significant setbacks for civil rights,” according to a highly anticipated audit of the company’s practices. The report, which was commissioned by Facebook and put together by a team of …

Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn’t go well
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn’t go well

CNN  

CNN Business — Civil rights and activist groups blasted Facebook’s leadership on Tuesday after meeting with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives to discuss the demands of a large advertiser boycott that now includes hundreds of brands. “ showed up to the meeting expecting an ‘A’ for attendance.” Free Press, a media activist group and one of the organizers of …

Dutch companies join Facebook boycott to protest lack of effort in fight against racism
4 years, 6 months ago

Dutch companies join Facebook boycott to protest lack of effort in fight against racism

NL Times  

A number of Dutch companies, including Unilever and Woonwinkel, have joined the #StopHatefoProfit campaign and will buy no The campaign is the initiative of several American activist organizations, against Facebook's apparent inability to stop the spread of fake news and racism on its platforms. According to the initiators, Facebook allowed incitement to violence against Black Lives Matter protesters, allowed Holocaust …

Black worker files discrimination complaint against Facebook
4 years, 6 months ago

Black worker files discrimination complaint against Facebook

The Hindu  

A Black Facebook employee, joined by two others who were denied jobs at the social network, has filed a complaint against the company, saying it discriminates against Black workers and applicants in hiring, evaluations, promotions and pay. Mark Luckie, who left the company in 2018, sent a memo to his coworkers on his last day — also posted on Facebook …

A pinch where it hurts: Can Facebook weather the ad boycott?
4 years, 6 months ago

A pinch where it hurts: Can Facebook weather the ad boycott?

Associated Press  

On Wednesday, more than 500 companies officially kicked off an advertising boycott intended to pressure Facebook into taking a stronger stand against hate speech. He acknowledged that “many of our critics are angry about the inflammatory rhetoric President Trump has posted on our platform and others, and want us to be more aggressive in removing his speech.” Clegg, however, offered …

Over 400 Advertisers Hit Pause On Facebook, Threatening $70 Billion Juggernaut
4 years, 6 months ago

Over 400 Advertisers Hit Pause On Facebook, Threatening $70 Billion Juggernaut

NPR  

Over 400 Advertisers Hit Pause On Facebook, Threatening $70 Billion Juggernaut Enlarge this image toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images When the Stop Hate for Profit campaign launched just two weeks ago, its organizers had not yet persuaded a single advertiser to boycott Facebook in July. "We have absolutely no incentive to tolerate hate speech," Nick Clegg, Facebook's …

Starbucks says it will pause social media ads ’to stop spread of hate speech’
4 years, 6 months ago

Starbucks says it will pause social media ads ’to stop spread of hate speech’

Live Mint  

Washington: Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause social media ads after a campaign led by civil rights organisations called for an ad boycott of Facebook, saying it doesn't do enough to stop racist and violent content. Starbucks said on Sunday that its actions were not part of the "#StopHateforProfit" campaign, but that it is pausing its …

Facebook Boycott Grows: Ford Joins Coca-Cola, Starbucks And Other Brands
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook Boycott Grows: Ford Joins Coca-Cola, Starbucks And Other Brands

NPR  

Facebook Boycott Grows: Ford Joins Coca-Cola, Starbucks And Other Brands The exodus of major advertisers from Facebook continues to grow as the company weathers criticism over its handling of racist, violent and other hateful rhetoric on the platform. Civil rights groups — including the Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP and Color of Change — launched a campaign called #StopHateForProfit and urged …

The Facebook ad boycott is starting to rattle investors
4 years, 6 months ago

The Facebook ad boycott is starting to rattle investors

CNN  

New York CNN Business — After several days of largely shrugging off news about a growing Facebook advertiser boycott, investors now appear to be taking notice. Shares of Facebook fell nearly 3% in early trading Monday, before rebounding, after big brands such as Starbucks, Coca-Cola and Hershey’s said they would pause spending on the social media platform over concerns about …

Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads

CNN  

CNN Business — A growing list of companies are pulling ads from Facebook. Arc’teryx “Effective immediately, we will be halting our global advertising with @Facebook & @instagram until at least the end of July in support of the #stophateforprofit campaign,” Arc’teryx said in a tweet on June 23. The outdoor apparel brand added that it will be donating the money …

Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook boycott: View the list of companies pulling ads

CNN  

CNN Business — A growing list of companies are pulling ads from Facebook. Arc’teryx “Effective immediately, we will be halting our global advertising with @Facebook & @instagram until at least the end of July in support of the #stophateforprofit campaign,” Arc’teryx said in a tweet on June 23. The outdoor apparel brand added that it will be donating the money …

More U.S. companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagon
4 years, 6 months ago

More U.S. companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagon

The Hindu  

A handful of U.S. companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms. “We call on Facebook to take the clear and unequivocal actions called for by the campaign to stop its platform from being used to spread and …

The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott: Nothing matters but Zuckerberg
4 years, 6 months ago

The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott: Nothing matters but Zuckerberg

CNN  

CNN — For years, Facebook has been viewed as one of the only truly indispensable digital advertising platforms for big and small businesses looking to reach the social network’s vast audience. In the weeks since Facebook decided not to take action on a series of controversial Trump posts — including one during the racial justice protests that said “looting” would …

In Reversal, Facebook To Label Politicians' Harmful Posts As Ad Boycott Grows
4 years, 6 months ago

In Reversal, Facebook To Label Politicians' Harmful Posts As Ad Boycott Grows

NPR  

In Reversal, Facebook To Label Politicians' Harmful Posts As Ad Boycott Grows Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images Updated at 8:05 p.m. He also noted that there is no "newsworthiness" exemption allowed for posts that break Facebook's rules against inciting violence or voter suppression. Sponsor Message Shortly before Zuckerberg spoke, Unilever, the maker of household …

Facebook will label more controversial content and tighten advertising policies
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook will label more controversial content and tighten advertising policies

CNN  

CNN Business — Facebook will ban ads that scapegoat minorities, immigrants, racial or other groups as part of a wider crackdown on hate speech, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. “Specifically, we’re expanding our ads policy to prohibit claims that people from a specific race, ethnicity, national origin, religious affiliation, caste, sexual orientation, gender identity or immigration status are a threat …

Verizon is pulling its advertising from Facebook
4 years, 6 months ago

Verizon is pulling its advertising from Facebook

CNN  

CNN Business — Telecom giant Verizon said Thursday it is pulling its advertising from Facebook, in what may be the biggest brand yet to join the #StopHateForProfit boycott. Spokespeople for other major wireless carriers, including AT&T and T-Mobile, did not immediately respond to CNN’s requests for comment..) Verizon’s commitment covers advertising on both Facebook and Instagram, according to Verizon spokesperson …

Facebook exec admits there is a ‘trust deficit’ as advertiser boycott accelerates
4 years, 6 months ago

Facebook exec admits there is a ‘trust deficit’ as advertiser boycott accelerates

CNN  

CNN Business — A Facebook executive acknowledged Tuesday that the social media giant faces a “trust deficit” amid a widening advertiser revolt over misinformation and hate speech on the platform. On a call with about 200 advertisers Tuesday, Facebook’s head of trust and safety, Neil Potts, made the comment after being asked why companies should risk “our brands’ reputation by …

Patagonia latest brand to join Facebook July ad boycott
4 years, 6 months ago

Patagonia latest brand to join Facebook July ad boycott

Associated Press  

The outdoor gear company Patagonia is the latest company to announce an advertising boycott of Facebook and its Instagram app for the month of July — or longer — saying the social media giant has failed to take steps to stop the spread on its platform of “hateful lies and dangerous propaganda.” Patagonia joins The North Face and the outdoor …

Civil rights groups call for ‘pause’ on Facebook ads
4 years, 6 months ago

Civil rights groups call for ‘pause’ on Facebook ads

Associated Press  

Several civil rights and other advocacy groups are calling on large advertisers to stop Facebook ad campaigns during July because they say the social network isn’t doing enough to curtail racist and violent content on its platform. The groups in the “#StopHateforProfit” campaign, launched Wednesday, include Anti-Defamation League, the NAACP, Sleeping Giants, Color Of Change, Free Press and Common Sense. …

Column: Mark Zuckerberg just made the case for breaking up Facebook
4 years, 7 months ago

Column: Mark Zuckerberg just made the case for breaking up Facebook

LA Times  

The problem with giant corporations sometimes isn’t simply that they’re too big, but that their sense of their social impact is too small. A meeting he held with several civil rights leaders protesting the decision to leave up the Trump posts ended in disaster, when the leaders issued a statement calling Zuckerberg’s explanation “incomprehensible.”.while Twitter tagged a similar Trump tweet …

After Facebook staff walkout, CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends no action on Trump posts
4 years, 7 months ago

After Facebook staff walkout, CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends no action on Trump posts

Firstpost  

Zuckerberg says that Facebook had conducted a thorough review and was right to leave the posts unchallenged Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump, refusing to give the ground a day after staff members staged a rare public protest. They complained the company …

Civil rights leaders say they are 'disappointed and stunned' at call with Mark Zuckerberg
4 years, 7 months ago

Civil rights leaders say they are 'disappointed and stunned' at call with Mark Zuckerberg

Daily Mail  

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was slammed by civil rights leaders Monday for 'lacking the ability to understand' why the site should have deleted incendiary posts from President Trump. Three civil rights leaders issued a joint statement in which they condemned Zuckerberg's excuses as 'incomprehensible' and said they were 'disappointed and stunned' after a call with him and Facebook COO Sheryl …

Facebook Employees Take the Rare Step to Call Out Mark Zuckerberg
55 years ago

Facebook Employees Take the Rare Step to Call Out Mark Zuckerberg

Wired  

What happens when an immovable object meets a disgruntled workforce? CEO Mark Zuckerberg has consistently refused to budge from allowing politicians—most conspicuously, Donald J. Trump—to post content that would violate the company’s rules against harm and misinformation. Another Facebook exec, Ryan Freitas, director of News Feed product design, wrote, “Mark is wrong, and I will endeavor in the loudest possible …

Facebook staffers walk out saying Trump's posts should be reined in like Twitter
4 years, 7 months ago

Facebook staffers walk out saying Trump's posts should be reined in like Twitter

India Today  

Facebook employees walked away from their work-from-home desks on Monday and took to Twitter to accuse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg of inadequately policing U.S. President Donald Trump's posts as strictly as the rival platform has done. Reuters saw dozens of online posts from employees critical of Zuckerberg's decision to leave Trump's most inflammatory verbiage unchallenged where Twitter had labeled it. …

Mark Zuckerberg defends decision on Trump posts to Facebook employees
4 years, 7 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg defends decision on Trump posts to Facebook employees

LA Times  

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook is exploring whether the company should change its policy or come up with other ways to flag violating posts besides taking them down entirely, a source said. Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told staff at a companywide meeting that he won’t change his mind about a decision to leave up posts shared by …

Zuckerberg defends no action on Trump post
4 years, 7 months ago

Zuckerberg defends no action on Trump post

Al Jazeera  

Facebook CEO says Trump’s ‘deeply offensive’ remarks did not violate company policy against incitements to violence. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by United States President Donald Trump, refusing to give ground a day after staff members staged a rare public protest. Civil rights leaders who attended an …

With rare candor, employees protest Facebook’s Trump policy
4 years, 7 months ago

With rare candor, employees protest Facebook’s Trump policy

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Facebook employees are using Twitter and Facebook’s internal communications tools to register their frustration over CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to leave up posts by President Donald Trump that suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot. On Monday, dozens of Facebook employees staged a virtual “walkout” to protest the company’s decision not to touch the Trump posts according …

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