<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Asking Moral Questions
Protesters’ deaths, tech ethics, American equality, and more
What We’re Following
A Protest Turns Violent: The Palestinian health ministry says that at least 15 people were killed and more than 1,000 wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on protesters near the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel. The protest was the first day of a massive demonstration that’s expected to continue until May 15, and during that time, the clashes could get worse.
published an internal memo written in 2016 by the Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth, which argues that even the social-media giant’s more-questionable data-collection tactics are justified in the name of connecting people. Yet the ideals expressed in the memo aren’t just limited to the business or tech worlds—and may not be, either.
