Mark Zuckerberg can no longer dodge the calls to take action on Trump's lies and hatred
As the social media company's employees walk out over failure to take down the president's inflammatory posts about George Floyd protestors, pressure on Mr Zuckerberg is reaching new heights, writes Ben Chapman
“When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
Donald Trump’s inflammatory and offensive phrase, quoting a civil rights-era police chief accused of bigotry and brutality against black people, sent to the world via Twitter and Facebook, could mark a historic global turning point.
Posting these words during nationwide protests over racial injustice after the alleged murder by a white police officer of George Floyd, a black man, was deeply irresponsible.
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