Facebook employees hold virtual walkout over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to act against Trump
by Alex Hern and Julia Carrie Wong in Oakland from Technology | The Guardian on (#545GG)
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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 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.
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