Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg declined to take action against Trump tweets that were interpreted as inciting violence. Scores of his employees declined to work today in protest.
The New York Times reported Monday that some employees have also threatened to resign and at least one prospective hire declined a job offer. Zuckerberg is moving a weekly discussion with employees from Thursday to Tuesday to assuage concerns, the Times noted.
“My goal for this next decade isn't to be liked, but to be understood,” Zuckerberg told investors in January. “In order to be trusted, people need to know what you stand for.” Late Sunday night, however, Zuckerberg followed in the footsteps of Twitter, Amazon, Uber, AT&T and other companies expressing support for the black community following the death of a Minneapolis man named George Floyd and other African Americans killed by police. “We all have the responsibility to create change,” the 36-year-old CEO wrote and, to start, Facebook will dole out $10 million to racial justice groups.
“You can't call Trump and let him keep up a statement inciting violence against Black people, refuse to speak to civil rights leaders & Black employees, and then write a check to make it go away,” Robinson continued.
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