Over the weekend, Facebook staffers took to Twitter to voice disagreement with Zuckerberg over Trump's post. — Reuters
LOS ANGELES: Multiple Facebook employees publicly criticised CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to not take down Donald Trump's racially charged post suggesting Minneapolis rioters would be shot at.
Zuckerberg, in a post Friday on Facebook, said while Trump’s message included a “troubling historical reference” – specifically, the phrase “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” – and while Zuckerberg personally disagreed with the president’s inflammatory rhetoric, Facebook decided to not remove it to “enable as much expression as possible”.
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