{"id":35309,"date":"2020-06-02T14:14:55","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/31261\/Facebooks-Zuckerberg-Accused-Of-Setting-Dangerous-Precedent-Over-Trump.html"},"modified":"2020-06-02T14:14:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:14:55","slug":"facebooks-zuckerberg-accused-of-setting-dangerous-precedent-over-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/facebooks-zuckerberg-accused-of-setting-dangerous-precedent-over-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook’s Zuckerberg Accused Of Setting Dangerous Precedent Over Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mark Zuckerberg is setting a “dangerous precedent” by allowing a post by Donald Trump to remain on Facebook, a group of civil rights leaders has warned.<\/p>\n

Their statement followed a video call with the social media giant’s founder.<\/p>\n

The US president’s post, about the widespread protests following the death of George Floyd, was hidden by Twitter last week for “glorifying violence”.<\/p>\n

Facebook staff also voiced their anger at their employer, with some staging a “virtual walkout”.<\/p>\n

In the post, the president wrote he would “send in the National Guard”, and warned that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts”. <\/p>\n

Mr Trump shared the same message on Twitter, where it was hidden behind a warning label,<\/a> prompting an escalating row between Twitter and the White House.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuckerberg had previously defended his decision to leave the same post up on Facebook<\/a>, saying he disagreed with Mr Trump’s words but that people “should be able to see this for themselves”.<\/p>\n

After meeting Mr Zuckerberg, three civil rights leaders responded that he was wrong.<\/p>\n