Mark Zuckerberg defends decision to allow Trump to threaten violence on Facebook

CEO says decision was tough' but thorough' as company faces harsh criticism and public dissent from employees

Mark Zuckerberg is standing by his decision to allow Donald Trump to threaten violence against George Floyd protesters on the platform despite harsh criticism from civil rights leaders and public dissent from his own employees, including a public resignation.

In a video conference with staff on Tuesday, Zuckerberg said that his decision to not remove Trump's warning on social media on Friday that when the looting starts the shooting start" was tough" but pretty thorough", the New York Times reported. The company usually holds an all-staff meeting on Thursdays, but the session was moved up to address growing discontent among employees, hundreds of whom staged a walkout" on Monday by requesting time off.