Facebook employees are publicly criticizing the company for not taking action against President Trump's comments on protests against police brutality, The Hill reports.
At least seven Facebook employees have criticized CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to take no action against Trump's heated rhetoric on demonstrations in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody.
Jason Stirman, a design manager at the company, said that while he doesn’t know what to do, “doing nothing is not acceptable.”
“I'm a FB employee that completely disagrees with Mark's decision to do nothing about Trump's recent posts, which clearly incite violence,” he tweeted. “I'm not alone inside of FB. There isn't a neutral position on racism.”
Jason Toff, director of product management, said he is “not proud” of the company's position.
“The majority of coworkers I’ve spoken to feel the same way,” Toff tweeted late Sunday night. “We are making our voice heard.”
Existing tensions between the staff and top executives were exacerbated after Trump used his social media accounts to weigh in on the demonstrations in Minneapolis against the death of Floyd, an unarmed black man who died last week while in police custody. Video of the incident showed a police officer kneeling on Floyd's neck for roughly eight minutes, leaving him unable to breathe.
The officer, Derek Chauvin, was charged Friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Earlier in the week, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo fired Chauvin and three other officers who were on the scene.
While Twitter placed a warning on the tweet, Facebook left the remarks untouched. The Facebook post has received more than 254,000 reactions and 71,000 shares.
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