Zuckerberg is opening the door for Facebook to potentially regulate future posts from Trump and politicians that mention a government crackdown on protests, or make misinformed claims about mail-in balloting.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is offering an olive branch to employees upset over his refusal to rein in President Trump’s controversial posts about the George Floyd protests.
On Friday, Zuckerberg published a lengthy 1370-word post that basically says the social network is going to revisit the company’s policies around content moderation. Specifically, the review will focus on posts concerning “excessive use of police or state force”, voting during a pandemic, and whether Facebook should try other ways to rein in rule-breaking content like placing a warning label over it.
The key takeaway is that Zuckerberg is opening the door for Facebook to potentially regulate future posts from Trump and politicians that mention a government crackdown on protests, or make misinformed claims about mail-in balloting that confuse the public. In addition, the company plans to review whether more diverse viewpoints should have input in its policy decisions.
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In the same post, Zuckerberg writes: “To members of our Black community: I stand with you. Your lives matter. Black lives matter.”
Facebook’s CEO is trying to conduct damage control over the company’s decision to leave up a controversial post from President Trump about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis.
