Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts

[fleur-de-lisa]

Source: New York Times

OAKLAND, Calif. — Dozens of Facebook employees, in rare public criticism on Monday of their own company, protested executives’ decision not to do anything about inflammatory posts that President Trump had placed on the giant social media platform over the last week.

The employees, who took the day off by logging into Facebook’s systems and requesting time off to support protesters across the country, also added an automated message to their emails saying that they were out of the office in a show of protest. The group is one of many clusters of employees attempting to push back on executives. As of Monday morning, many employees continued to discuss a list of demands for management.

The movement — a virtual “walkout” of sorts since most Facebook employees are working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic — comes as staff members have circulated petitions and threatened to resign. More than a dozen current and former employees have described the unrest as the most serious challenge to Mr. Zuckerberg’s leadership since the company was founded 15 years ago.

Mr. Zuckerberg has argued on a number of occasions that Facebook should take a hands-off approach to what people post, including lies from elected officials and others in power. He has repeatedly said the public should be allowed to decide what to believe.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/technology/facebook-employee-protest-trump.html

[AllaN01Bear]

1. is the owner of face book a trump contributer. we do what he does ,were so banned .

[Warpy]

2. Why aren't they objecting to violent right wing content?

"Boogaloo Bois" have a page there. Quite a few have been nabbed by cops over the last week, smashing and looting and blaming peaceful protesters.

[trueblue2007]

11. where is their page? I could not find it.

[Warpy]

14. Found it listed third

searching "Boogaloo Bois."

You have to spell it correctly. I use either Start Page or Duck Duck Go.

ETA: If they have taken it down, good for them, better late than never.

[PSPS]

3. Zuckerberg even promotes holocaust denial

From two years ago:

Zuckerberg defends Facebook users' right to be wrong – even Holocaust deniers

Mark Zuckerberg defended the rights of Facebook users to publish Holocaust denial posts, saying he didn’t “think that they’re intentionally getting it wrong”.

In an interview with Recode published on Wednesday, the CEO also explained Facebook’s decision to allow the far-right conspiracy theory website Infowars to continue using the platform, saying the social network would try to “reduce the distribution of that content”, but would not censor the page.

Zuckerberg’s comments came the same day that Facebook announced a new policy pledging to remove misinformation used to incite physical harm.

The CEO’s remarks to Recode have reignited debates about free speech on the social network at a time when Facebook is continuing to face scrutiny over its role in spreading misinformation, propaganda and hate speech across the globe.

The rest: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/18/zuckerberg-facebook-holocaust-deniers-censorship

[BComplex]

4. Then elected officials need to start posting really sleezy lies about the president and moscow mitch

and bolshevik barr...except they could just tell the truth, and it would be bad enough.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Oh, no, a virtual walkout!

Next thing you know they'll be mentally absent!

[fleur-de-lisa]

7. That's the only way they could stage a walkout.

They're working from home due to the coronavirus.

[KS Toronado]

6. Maybe everyone on facebook should start lies about Zuckerberg and send thoughts and

Clorox that all his buildings befall some natural disaster, earthquakes, fire and brimstone, etc

[fleur-de-lisa]

8. A lot of peolpe already have.

Last week I read posts that said he is a pedophile and others that said he was dead.

[McCamy Taylor]

9. Good for them!

[riversedge]

10. solardarity

[The Finn Al Analysis]

12. Zucking Up to Trump

30 May 2020
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook left up Trump posts because "we should enable as much expression as possible"

More like "we should enable as much $$$ as possible into my bank account."

[moonseller66]

13. That picture ...

in it he looks eerily like Stephen Miller.

[sandensea]

15. Suckerberg must be none too pleased.

If he thinks Cheeto will show him the least gratitude once he's re-elected, he don't know the man.