[kictanet] Facebook employees hold virtual walkout over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to act against Trump

[Grace Githaiga]

Good morning Listers

I hope you are all keeping well despite the challenging times. This article
might be of interest to some of you.

Rgds.

Facebook employees are staging a rebellion over Mark Zuckerberg’s refusal
to act against Donald Trump, expressing their dissatisfaction with their
boss on social media in a rare public display of dissent and, in some
cases, staging a “virtual” walkout.

Disagreement came from employees at all levels of the company, including
some senior staff. Particular criticism was levelled at Zuckerberg’s personal
decision to leave up
<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/29/facebook-trump-twitter-social-media-us?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other>
the
Facebook version of a tweet sent by Trump in which the president appeared
to encourage police to shoot rioters. By contrast, Twitter hid the message
behind a warning
<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/may/29/twitter-hides-donald-trump-tweet-glorifying-violence>
.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jun/01/facebook-workers-rebel-mark-zuckerberg-donald-trump
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