More than 30 early Facebook employees wrote a public letter addressing Facebook's inaction on President Donald Trump's recent posts inciting violence.
In the letter, which was published in the New York Times (via CNN), the former employees said that they no longer know the company for which they contributed to the construction. They called Mark Zuckerberg's actions "cowardly."
Among the former employees he signed were Meredith Chin, a former communications manager; Adam Cooner, former public policy manager; Natalie Ponte, former marketing manager; and Jon Warman, a former software engineer at the company.
"It is our mutual disappointment that motivates this letter," they wrote. "We feel devastated when we see something we've built and we believe it would make the world a better place to lose its way."
Recently, following Trump's post that threatened protesters with "gunfire" after George Floyd 's death, Twitter took control of the posts by not allowing posts that incite violence or have racist content. A similar move was made by Snapchat , a platform that said it would no longer promote President Trump's account. His account will remain intact on Snap, but will no longer appear on Discover, where personal accounts of public figures are promoted.
Meanwhile, Facebook decided to block such posts. Zuckerberg said he "does not agree with divisive rhetoric, but is responsible for a platform where speech is free."
Online criticism of the company's decision still continues. In addition, there are divisions within Facebook. An employee resigned after the decision not to react to Trump's rhetoric.
Sources: New York Times, CNN
