Facebook employees virtually protest company's weak stance on Trump's posts

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Facebook employees participated in a virtual “walk out” in protest of leadership’s soft response to Donald Trump’s recent incendiary posts. Employees took to Twitter to announce their participation in the protest, using the tag #TakeAction as they informed followers that they were taking the day off to speak out. Some noted their belief that Trump’s posts condemning the protests against police brutality—which included the recycled, horrific phrase, “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”—is a clear threat of violence and warrants immediate removal as it is not only fucking heinous, but also a potential violation of their own company’s policies against such rhetoric.