Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday asked employees to calm their anger over his inaction regarding inflammatory posts recently shared by President TrumpDonald .
“When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Trump said in a post about the Minneapolis protests. It’s an undeniably racist phrase, and although the US claimed not to know its history, he left the original statement publicly visible on Facebook and Twitter.
In a recent meeting with his employees, Mark Zuckerberg struggled to explain his decision not to oppose Trump. His efforts were in vain, as his employees constantly bombarded him with comments about his promises to remove content or content that could lead to imminent physical abuse.
A Facebook employee said that Mark Zuckerberg's answers at the meeting were incomplete, and that he would rather risk alienating employees than tell them his concerns.
The workers' meeting threatened to further escalate the climate on Facebook, which has been accused of right-wing bias by conservatives and criticized for tacitly accepting the spread of hate speech and racism.
On Monday, some employees held a virtual protest march to protest Mark Zuckerberg's decisions when it comes to Trump. In fact, at least one employee, software engineer Timothy Aveni, has already left the company, stating that " it is no longer possible to continue to justify Facebook's behavior. "
But in the end, it may not be all bad news for Mark Zuckerberg, as there seem to be some employees who support position . “Supporting free speech, especially when you strongly disagree with its content, is a very difficult but important decision, but one that is necessary to ensure that everyone can have a voice,” said another employee at the company. He also said that it is difficult to say with certainty what percentage supports Zuckerberg.
Until recently,Facebook staff were known for their secrecy about internal disputes. But that changed when Mark Zuckerberg announced that he would not take action against Trump, leading to frustration among his employees and the leak of comments.
