While anger is still raging in the United States after the death of George Floyd, the protests of Facebook employees internally are also heard. Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of the social network, wants to review the regulations that led him not to moderate the polemical messages of Donald Trump.
"We are going to review our rules which allow discussion and the threat of the use of force by a state, to see if we should adopt amendments," he said in his profile on Friday in a note to his employees. And first of all, "the excessive use of force. Given the sensitive history of the United States, this requires special attention, "he added.
Unlike Twitter, the thumbs-up platform decided not to intervene against a message from the American president ("The lootings will be immediately greeted by bullets") about the demonstrations in support of George Floyd which sometimes degenerated into riots. "I want to recognize that the decision I made last week has upset, disappointed or hurt many of you," said the founder of the global social network.
In the days following the controversial messages from the President, dozens of employees expressed their dissatisfaction, in public or not. They organized a virtual strike on Monday and at least two engineers resigned. "Facebook provides a platform that allows politicians to radicalize individuals and glorify violence," protested one of them, Timothy Aveni.
2020 elections in sight
Mark Zuckerberg details seven areas in which his company plans to make progress, noting that "there may not be change everywhere." In addition to the content on the use of force, he intends to focus on protecting the integrity of elections. “I have confidence in the measures we have taken since 2016. (…) But there is a good chance that the confusion and fear will reach an unprecedented level during the November 2020 election, and some will undoubtedly try to capitalize on this confusion, ”remarks the CEO.
It also responds to employees who consider that minorities are not sufficiently represented internally. "We will see if we need to make structural changes to ensure that the different groups have a say," he said.
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