Facebook Employee Vocally Resigns, Says Company on 'Wrong Side of History'

Facebook Employee Vocally Resigns, Says Company on 'Wrong Side of History'

4 years ago
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxmq4/facebook-employee-resigns-trump-george-floyd-protests

A Facebook software engineer publicly resigned in a LinkedIn note Monday over the company’s handling of President Trump's calls for violence on Facebook. The resignation letter has since gone viral on LinkedIn, with more than 39,000 reactions.

The news is part of a shift at Facebook. Traditionally, employees have voiced their concerns about Mark Zuckerberg's leadership internally, but they have rarely broadcast those views publicly. That has changed this week, with the public resignation, a "virtual walkout," and outspoken social media posts from current and recently-departed Facebook employees.