SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook ( FB.O) CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Tuesday that he stood by his decision not to challenge inflammatory posts by U.S. President Donald Trump, refusing to give ground a day after staff members staged a rare public demonstration.
FILE IMAGE: Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg affirms at a Home Financial Providers Committee hearing in Washington, U.S., October 23,2019 REUTERS/Erin Scott
A group of Facebook workers – almost all of them operating at house due to the coronavirus pandemic – walked off the job on Monday. They complained the company must have acted against Trump’s posts containing the phrase “when the looting begins, the shooting begins.”
Zuckerberg told employees on a video chat that Facebook had performed a comprehensive review and was best to leave the posts unchallenged, a business spokesperson stated.
She said Zuckerberg also acknowledged the choice had distressed numerous workers and said the company was checking out “non-binary” options beyond either leaving up such posts or taking them down.
One Facebook employee, who tweeted criticism on Monday, posted again on Twitter during the all-hands