Trump: Mark Zuckerberg under fire, Facebook employees resign |READ FULL
Afnews Editor
Jun 03, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Chairman has come under criticisms for not condemning President Donald Trump's remarks.
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The American leader had threatened protesters of George Floyd's death with tougher actions.
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Trump's tweet, which is also on his Facebook page, described demonstrators as "THUGSÔÇØ.
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He added that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts.ÔÇØ
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Twitter placed a "public interest noticeÔÇØ on the post for violating the platform's rules "about glorifying violenceÔÇØ.
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But Facebook failed to do the same, a decision that triggered outrage against Zuckerberg and the company.
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On Wednesday, Dpa said online magazine, The Verge reported that Zuckerberg held a long conference call with Facebook employees.
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He addressed accusations that the platform allowed election misinformation and veiled promotions of violence from Trump.
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Zuckerberg told employees he should have offered them more transparency but that he stood by the "pretty thoroughÔÇØ evaluation of Trump's posts.
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He said the choice to avoid labeling or removing them was difficult but correct.
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"(But) I knew that I needed to separate out my personal opinion ... from what our policy is and the principles of the platform we're running are.ÔÇØ
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New York Times reported that several Facebook employees have resigned.
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It quoted one of the as saying that the company would end up "on the wrong side of historyÔÇØ.
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Trump has deployed National Guards across Washington with repeated calls on governors to dominate with troops.
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