Trump held call with Mark Zuckerberg amid controversy over protest posts

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President Trump held a call with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday, amid growing controversy between the president and social media companies over free speech.

President Donald Trump held a call with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNBC.

It comes as Facebook and Twitter have adopted different stances on how to handle Trump's recent posts about mail-in ballots and the Minnesota protests. Twitter slapped warning labels and public interest labels on Trump's tweets, while Facebook chose to leave the posts up. U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement to reporters about reopening churches across the United States during the coronavirus disease pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, May 22, 2020.CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday, amid growing controversy between Trump and social media companies over free speech, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNBC.

It's unclear what Trump and Zuckerberg discussed on the call, but both sides described the conversation as productive,A White House spokesperson declined to comment. Representatives from Facebook didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

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