'People can agree or disagree on where we should draw the line, but I hope they understand our overall philosophy is that it is better to have this discussion out in the open, especially when the stakes are so high,' Zuckerberg wrote.
Facebook had been in touch with the White House on Friday to explain the company’s policies, he said.
Trump early Friday had posted on both Twitter and Facebook that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” — a phrase with anTwitter, which had an established rule about glorifying violence, left the message up but put itso that users would need to click through to see it. That further angered Trump, who said the tech company was targeting him. The White House's Twitter handle later posted the same tweet, which was also given the warning label.
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