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A Facebook employee has resigned in protest of Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to allow controversial posts from President Trump to remain on the site. In a public post on LinkedIn, software engineer Timothy Aveni said he is on the lookout for a new job thanks to “Facebook’s continued refusal to act on the president’s bigoted messages …

Working from home didn’t stop dozens of Facebook employees from conducting a virtual walkout in protest of Mark Zuckerberg. Facebookers went on rival social network Twitter to announce that they were protesting the company’s policy of leaving Trump’s posts alone, arguing that they violate Facebook’s rule against “language that incites or facilitates serious violence.” The …

Some Facebook employees are slamming the social network for not following Twitter’s example in flagging posts from President Trump. Numerous Facebook workers — including a number identifying themselves as high-level employees — criticized the company on Twitter over the weekend as protests over the death of George Floyd gripped the nation. “Mark is wrong, and …

Rival social media CEOs Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey had a public spat Wednesday night after Zuckerberg criticized Twitter for its fact-check of President Trump’s prediction that mass voting-by-mail would lead to fraud. Speaking to Fox News’ Dana Perino, Zuckerberg — who has repeatedly pushed back on criticism for his decision to not censor political …

The combined fortunes of America’s billionaires ballooned by $434 billion during the coronavirus pandemic, even as millions of Americans lost their jobs, a new report says. That marked a 15 percent increase in the total net worth of the nation’s more than 600 billionaires between March 18 and May 19 as much of the country …

If you want to work for Facebook from your house in Peoria, Ill., don’t expect a Palo Alto, Calif.-sized paycheck. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said half of the social-networking giant’s employees could be working remotely within the next five to 10 years, and that Facebook will begin allowing certain employees to work from …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called China’s social-media censorship “really dangerous” during an online debate Monday, adding that “the best antidote” to the Chinese Communist Party’s model is “a clear regulatory framework that comes out of Western democratic countries.” Speaking to the European Union’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton, Zuckerberg said he was worried about China’s …

Facebook is reportedly buying animated-image database Giphy for $400 million. Under the deal, New York-based Giphy — whose trove of cute animals, bizarre cartoon characters and mugging celebrities are popular on social media and messaging apps — will remain its own brand, but would be primarily integrated through Facebook-owned Instagram. “GIPHY makes everyday conversations more …

Facebook this week announced the members of its content oversight board which will have the power to overrule Mark Zuckerberg on what content to censor. The independent body, which has been dubbed Facebook’s “Supreme Court,” includes a former prime minister, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a number of constitutional law experts among its 20 members, …

Zoom is the social-networking sensation of the year — and it’s also probably safe from getting taken over by Facebook anytime soon. The video-conferencing app has quickly become ubiquitous during the coronavirus lockdown, with its user base surging by 20-fold to more than 200 million since the pandemic began. On top of business meetings and …