Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg stance on Trump posts


Facebook Chairman and CEO Zuckerberg during the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Feb 15. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook's early days on June 3 blasted Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's decision not to act against incendiary posts by US President Donald Trump as "cowardly" and a "betrayal" of company ideals.

The open letter, initially reported by The New York Times, deepened a crisis facing Facebook's leadership team, who had to defend their decision at a tense all-hands meeting the day prior following an employee walkout over the issue.

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