As protests rage across the U.S., some Facebook workers are speaking out against their own employer.
On Sunday, Jason Toff, a director of product management at Facebook, voiced his disapproval of how Facebook handled recent posts by President Donald Trump.
I work at Facebook and I am not proud of how we’re showing up. The majority of coworkers I’ve spoken to feel the same way. We are making our voice heard.
— Jason Toff (@jasontoff) June 1, 2020
Toff is referring to Facebook’s decision not to take action against some of Trump’s recent posts. Meanwhile, Twitter flagged a tweet from Trump for spreading misinformation about mail-in voting. It hid another, which said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” from Trump’s timeline because it violated its rules on glorifying violence. Read more…
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