Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Defends His Decision To Allow Trump's Post

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Business Insider: Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's decision to allow Trump's post in internal meeting even as employees protest and resign

* Facebook is refusing to change its decision to allow a post from President Donald Trump about the US protests.

* Late on Thursday, Trump posted on Facebook and Twitter, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." Twitter said the post was "glorifying violence" and hid it with a disclaimer — but Facebook disagreed.

*At a heated meeting on Tuesday, Facebook employees challenged CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he stuck by his decision.

* Employees have staged virtual walkouts over Facebook's decision, and some have resigned.

Mark Zuckerberg isn't backing down.

On a heated call with employees on Tuesday, the Facebook CEO refused to change course on the company's decision to allow a post by President Donald Trump that has been criticized as "glorifying violence," according to a source familiar with the matter. The New York Times first reported on the meeting.

As protests over police brutality have engulfed the US in recent days, Facebook has faced a wave of internal unrest. It was sparked by the company's refusal to take action against a post of Trump's that said, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts" — a phrase used by a Southern police chief during civil-rights unrest in the 1960s.

Trump also posted the phrase on Twitter, which determined that the tweet was "glorifying violence" and attached a warning label to it. But Zuckerberg said it didn't break Facebook's rules.

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WNU Editor: He made the right choice. Some of his employees want to politicized the platform, But it is clear that he does not want to go down that route. 

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