Facebook Employees Hold Virtual 'Walkout' Over

Facebook Employees Hold Virtual 'Walkout' Over Handling Of Trump Posts

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Published 01 Jun 2020

Watch VideoSome Facebook employees took time off work Monday in protest of the CEO's decision to leave up comments made by President Donald Trump.

Last week, Twitter added a fact-check label to a tweet about mail-in voting and a warning label to one about the George Floyd protests in Minneapolis. It said the George Floyd...

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Facebook Employees Hold Virtual 'Walkout' Over Handling Of Trump Posts

Facebook Employees Hold Virtual 'Walkout' Over Handling Of Trump Posts

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