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

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by Trump, refusing to give ground a day after staff members staged a rare public protest

FILE PHOTO: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott

She said Zuckerberg also acknowledged the decision had upset many employees and said the company was looking into “non-binary” options beyond either leaving up such posts or taking them down. On Friday, Twitter Inc affixed a warning label to a Trump tweet about widespread protests over the death of a black man in Minnesota that included the phrase “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

Twitter last week also put a fact-checking label on two Trump tweets containing misleading claims about mail-in ballots. Facebook, which exempts politicians’ posts from its program with third-party fact-checkers, took no action on that post.

 

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That the reason why i cancelled my Facebook account because zuckerberg is a disgrace to the freedom that made him rich zuckerberg needs to fuck apologize or all Americans should cancel their Facebook account now because he loves what trump saying about Americans people.

Well, tell him he deserves ngorongoro for pleasure

Way to go Mark realDonaldTrump Racism is bad, need remedial action. But never ending, anarchy protest is the real realization of abuse and the show of hatred towards thy neighbors. Fix racism Return law and order Enough with chaos & self destruction Make peace 🤝

Facebook is he encouraging racism

I deleted my Facebook a year ago. Life is better.

Mark...mark....mark You'll learn

Smart move Zuck.

Freedom of speech?

Everyone should shut down Facebook for two days to send a message to Zuckerberg that racist comments and hate should not be on Facebook. Do not give them a platform for hate

Sycophant

Maybe it is time to find a new social platform

Leave that company’s employ if you can. Your soul will thank you later.

Can’t let the inmates run the jail

Mark, you have needed help for long, long time. You can afford a theropist. Empathy, consequences of actions, a long view. Get your mind in gear. Life is not about money only.

Lmao people still use Facebook?

Does everyone realize that FB refuses to remove scamming profiles even after they have been reported hundreds of times - creating homelessness in America? This needs to change!

Says a lot about the man!

Because he doesn’t want to pay taxes🤔

Good

I finally deactivated my Facebook account on Friday after weeks of Zuck’s bs. He’s an elitist coward and a Trump supporter. He’s made that abundantly clear. ✌🏼 DeleteFacebookNow DeleteFacebook Facebook ZuckerbergIsATraitor

What a bussy!

Maybe the market will do what zukerberg won’t. Take stock price down to 0

The Cowardice will be Fuckerberg's legacy. Every dollar will be stained with the blood of American citizens.

Bocah bingung, wkwkwk...

That's why Fakebook should change it's name to Double Standards!

beltrandelrio Mark zucaritas y facebook

At the end of the day 1%'s like to stick together.

Blocking personalized ads from Facebook.

If Zuckerberg truly felt he were doing the right thing for the greater good he’d look and feel a lot more relaxed.

Every bodys daddy!!

🤨😟🤬🤬😎

Well done Zuck Facebook fbnewsroom fire them all. Entitled twats who think they can decide who can or cannot speak.

Don’t hide his ridiculousness. We will vote in November. An official using this platform to disseminate information should be accountable for it. Legally accountable

Doubles down on a bad decision.

Trump's posts exposes him for the tyrant that he is. Censoring his posts would probably do more harm than good. Every post makes plain that he is the enemy of this great nation. Then it's up to we, the ppl to do what we will with the information: speak up, post back, march, vote

Zuckerberg is still around I’m going back on “My Space”......

twitter and facebook are navigating what you see all the time. to late to manage them. and.he.did.right.

He sure comes down on the common guy though.

Fuck Facebook 🤪 be free

DeleteFacebook

Zuckerberg must be kicked out though he be whatsoever! Bring guts and daring! See how US will once again prosper! Down to all Zionism! Now USD has gone drained and no value! What to boast upon

only leftish voice is allowed!? how it sounds like? leftish = CCP?!

But FaceofKremlin aka facebook’s employees can point to the fact that Mark YouSuckBerg is a hypocrite. He banned this 👇 ad. 😷

Time for fir a Chinese replacement of facebook.

I personally largely don't agree with what realDonaldTrump stands for however I don't agitate for limiting his freedom of speech just like the rest of us are not limited. U can unfollow him or even block him so u don't read his content.

he is brave, not to be kidnapped by politics

One rule for one !

1jasliz Zuck knows what's good for him. tRUmp has brought him millions, he doesn't want to interrupt that cash flow. So he'll let the ravening mob run rampant on Facebook until the stream dries up.

If you do not like the company decision, pls resign, strange that some people want the pay check and drive personal political agenda within the company at the same time.

Zuckerberg wants to save his business and is a capitalist,Mark Zuckerberg does not care for humanity he just cares for money and money

Bc he’s soulless to the core. Remember he stole Facebook for himself. We’ve always known who this guy is. Just like we’ve always know who Trump is. They don’t really even try to hide it.

Leaving his comments and posts up is the best way to determine who our president really is. I think everytime he goes off script in public, hopefully will help defeat him 2020. Thank you, Mr.Zuckerberg.

I have more and more respect for Zuckerberg now. Stop apologizing for your opinions. The mob will never be satisfied.

For once, Zuck’s right to keep FB a platform as opposed to a meddlesome publisher. Still a long way to go. For starters, hire some free-thinking people who truly believe in free speech & have less of those group-thinking snowflakes who sniff their own farts in the echo chamber.

Mark is afraid for his life like the rest of the senators who voted to not convict trump in his impeachment trial. They are all afraid to Do The Right Thing because the head of the justice department will allow them to get executed like Jeff Epsten & Jamal Khashoggi.

The Russians have dirt on this guy

That's free speech and giving all equal rights. He's doing it right.

Another loser!!

“when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Do people who get upset with this remark think it is okay to destroy and loot as they wish? I just wonder,,

No one can convince me Zuckerberg isn’t a part of the pedo brotherhood with trump, ima throw up

He is afraid of Trump, like half of USA and leaders in capitalistic countries. Just like Adolf Hitler. History repeats itself.

If the looting starts the shooting starts

DeleteFacebook

this guy?

There's a Zuckerberg every minute.

Because Zuckerberg is a domestic enemy of the United States. ZuckerbergIsATraitor zuckerberghatesAmerica HoldZuckerbergAccountable

Zuckerberg & Trump Goebbels & Hitler...?

NorakGroup Will Trump’s ExecutiveOrder Harm Online Speech? It Already Did.

Zuck & Trump are posterities of German immigrants. May be in their DNA indeed have some common sense with that most famous Germany leader.

All the blood and damage is sticking on his hands as well. Heis giving the platform for hatespeech, racism, sexism, conspiracy theories, for militaria freeks, violence lovers, right wing PR etc. He should start acting properly

Still looking like a demented android.

The newer models were hard-coded with more empathy than compassion for humanity that the original Zuck.

'Mark Zuckerberg told employees that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by Trump' People don't understand the 'hold' Trump has on these young billionaires: the AG William Barr One call from Trump & investigations will never stop

Disappointed U, Mark! Ur wife is Chinese but guess education & $ make a difference so she has not been discriminated!!

Mark is right, What's wrong with your Freedom of Speech

Leavefacebook boycottfacebook

thou shall not be an arbiter of opinions...I like social media platform to stay that way....censor only what is utterly illegal as per existing law...

He ain’t dumb. He knows trump in 2nd term will strike down social media

he is such a zuck.

Good

As a free speech absolutist I stand in solidarity and I will be distributing bullhorns to all of the paranoid schizophrenics encamped outside the Zuck compound

Fuck Facebook

A small step towards free speech. Stay strong Zuckerberg💪

Did they quit? I bet they didn't quit.

Trumpzombie

This is why we support you, Jack.

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He should have sacked those politically bias employees

Finally a move I approve by Mark Zuckerberg!

Good for you Zuck. We don’t agree on much, but this was pretty cool of you. For those who disagree, imagine if Facebook was run by right wingers who censored conversations on abortion, gender and civil rights. You’d also all go nuts.

Idiot. He won't saying that in a few days time when Facebook starts losing money.

NotReallyABear2 I would say that they should find another employer in that case. Also, if Facebook took such a decision oh, they would move from being a platform to a publisher. That would have legal implications for them.

for facebook employees: leave the TOXIC company like facebook, you'll better find another tech company, I'm sure you'll find a better one and there's a lot of opportunity for you out there!

Zuckerberg is a bewildered, lost boy.

Every drunk has an enabler

yeah work with satan, salamanderman

I stutdown my fb account ages ago, it's just a business intent on making money no matter whom is hurt.

Leavefacebook

Good for them!

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