Mark Zuckerberg says 'Black lives matter' after defending Trump's posts.
Mark Zuckerberg says 'Black lives matter' after defending Trump's posts
In a lengthy open letter Friday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg defended his decision to not touch a Donald Trump post with racist overtones — before ending with the statement "Black lives matter."
Zuckerberg didn't mention Trump by name. But at the weekend, the president posted the words "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" on both Facebook and Twitter. This phrase, first used by a notoriously racist police chief in Miami in 1967, was popularized by racist presidential candidate George Wallace. Twitter flagged Trump's tweet as one that "violated Twitter's rules about glorifying violence." Facebook leadership did nothing — leading to widespread criticism and a virtual walkout by employees.
Now Zuckerberg says the company will review its existing policies regarding the use of police force. "Given the sensitive history in the U.S., this deserves special consideration," he wrote. He added that the company would also would review its policies on content from countries with civil unrest or violent conflicts, and around voter suppression.
"And while we continue to stand for giving everyone a voice and erring on the side of free expression in these difficult decisions — even when it's speech we strongly and viscerally disagree with — I'm committed to making sure we also fight for voter engagement and racial justice too," he wrote. "To members of our Black community: I stand with you. Your lives matter. Black lives matter."
It isn't the first time Zuckerberg mentioned the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2016, he publicly chastised employees who had erased Black Lives Matter slogans on Facebook's campus, replacing them with "all lives matter." That was "deeply hurtful" and "malicious," he wrote at the time.
Whether he'll ever use those words to describe Trump's rhetoric remains to be seen.
MARK !!!!! YOU CAN NOT NOT HAVE IT BOTH WAYS !!!!!YOU HAXE A GREAT BUSINESS AND PLENTY OF MONEY A GREAT LIFE IN YOUR FUTURE !!!!! LEAVE YOURSELF A FANTASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LEARN WHAT IS RIGHT !!!!!!
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DeleteMaybe he skipped a software update for android?
ReplyDeleteNow he’s running the latest social definitions package, he’s now onboard with BLM.
That is exactly how it works. Freedom of speech. You can have more than one singular point of view.
ReplyDeleteI often have several points of view on a singular topic
Deletetrue but having mutually inconsistent, contradictory views of the same issue generally makes others think you’re a fool
Deletethe presidents comments and BLM are not the same issue. That's two different issues that people are making it out to be the same.
Deletehis comments are so many, so contradictory, idiotic and foolish that he can be both right and wrong on BLM ( and everything else). But that is by design. As they say there’s a tweet for everything on all sides of a discussion and some you didn’t think would exist.
Deletethere is no right or wrong. There is only opinion.
DeleteExactly how it works declare Peace ✌🏻
ReplyDeleteMaybe he should go Zuck himself.
ReplyDeleteBut not as much as white lives Mark?
ReplyDeleteA plebeian advancing through social hierarchy to become part of the patricians.....the destruction of Rome has begun
ReplyDeleteWhichever way the greenback blows
ReplyDeleteDude looks more and more like an android every day.
ReplyDeleteMark - You are so much Brighter and Better than that nonsense !!!
ReplyDeletePlease quote the passage of him defending Trump's post. I don't want to rely on your interpretation of things.
ReplyDeleteX = "Zuck"
ReplyDeleteWhen Z=F
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I think he should be investigate. We have generations of different nationalities that think the American police force is representative for the universe. He should pay for all the damages he made.
ReplyDeletehere's the definition of police if you need to know what it means, notice the last portion.
Deletethe civil force of a national or local government, responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
that might be the official definition but you should understand that doesn't give the blue mafia the right to kill/murder people!
Deletesame could be said for looting and violence (murder included) with the backdrop of "protesting" being an excuse. Next.
Deletethe only thing that stays between me and your lunatic junkie head is the police. Digest this definition. I work on a daily basis for them to put you down and this is what they are doing.
DeleteMake up your mind
ReplyDeleteHe's in the Swamp
ReplyDeleteDouche
ReplyDeleteIs there something wrong with defending Trump?
ReplyDeleteSTFU
DeleteSo which is it, Mark? Lol
ReplyDeleteNo moral compass
ReplyDeleteZuckerberg lost a lot of respect...
ReplyDeletefrom you? I think he'll sleep just fine tonight...
Deleteguess ya haven’t be paying attention huh? Lol! He lost respect all around he’s employees walked out in protest and if he’s sleeping OK why the change of heart and coming out with a statement, huh? So makes senses to ya now? Next read a little might do ya some good.
Deleteit's not a change of heart. It's two opinions about two subjects. Both fall in line on a singular subject, which is freedom of speech. You don't have to be a sheep and fall in line with one or the other.
Deletehe pretty much had a change of heart and now is implementing no policies where he wasn’t before. Don’t see where you don’t see that the he had changed positions. Now they may not sincere that another issue all together.
Deletesomeone hasn't been banned for violating Facebook community standards have they? Lol
Deleteyes they have 200 people yesterday. I was banned for 3 day because some called me a homophobic name and I responded by calling her a daft cow. Three days for me calling someone a daft cow. I was banned from FB when I reposted a Holocaust Camp picture for Remembrance Day where some was in their undergarments saying I violated the FB for showing sexuality explicit pictures...so yes they censor people quite often.
DeleteI've been hit half a dozen times for quoting the constitution and laws. The policy is a joke.
DeleteEating the cake and.....
ReplyDeleteEither/Or Fallacy
ReplyDeleteThat boy is not right in the head.
ReplyDeletePeople should be free to think whatever the hell they want.. if he wants to stay out of politics it's his business let him in peace.. this articles just push and push like an extorsion to our entitled freedom of action.. This country is looking more like China everyday you almost get in prison if you don't agree with the BS media
ReplyDeletehis involved in politics, he works in media and it sells ad time for politicians and agendas.
DeleteHe refuses to fact check what’s put out. So effectively works for trump.
Yeah but why do we have to force the man to make an statement or have a position if he doesn't want to make it public? I can't forced you to think the way I do.. People is free to act and we are not judges of the truth..
DeleteIndeed lives matter. The quote Trump said is just a simple fact. When the looting starts, people defending thier businesses start shooting. Mark Zuckerberg is taking the proper stance. It is not the job of social media to police speech as long as said speech is not illegal. Referencing a famous quote is not inciting violence. It's just a simple fact. You all act as if Trump is anti-black when his record shows that he is not.
ReplyDeleteso that’s the Trumpanzee distortion of the day? Hilarious. So, Trump didn’t mean government troops (even though in the same paragraph he said governors are “weak” and need to show those “thugs” force)- in fact he was talking about private citizens (even though in the same paragraph he said he would use the military to quell the protests). Hmm- okay then, even though he purposefully quoted a known white supremacist in government who first used that quote to justify government violence against protestors- and even though every single reference in Trump’s statement referred to the use of government force- in THAT one sentence he was talking about private citizens. Oh, okay, I see. I get it now. Doesn’t it hurt your brain to constantly twist and distort facts in the hope of bending reality to align with your political ideology? That must be exhausting. How do you keep up?
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