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    Former Facebook Employees Blast Zuckerberg's 'Do-Nothing' Stance On Trump

    Some of the social network's earliest hires say CEO Mark Zuckerberg's inaction on the president's most inflammatory posts is a 'betrayal' of the company's ideals.
    by Shannon Bond Jun 03, 2020 2 minutes
    CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under pressure from former and current employees who are frustrated with his lack of action on the president's posts.

    Some of Facebook's earliest employees are condemning CEO Mark Zuckerberg's hands-off approach to President Trump's inflammatory rhetoric about protests over police brutality.

    In an to their former boss, nearly three dozen ex-staffers said the company's policy of allowing political speech to go largely unchecked was a "betrayal of the ideals.

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