WASHINGTON, July 3 — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to a new meeting with activists on the social media giant’s content policies while vowing to resist pressure from an advertiser boycott, the company said yesterday. The news comes amid increased pressure on the leading social...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on October 17, 2019. ― AFP pic
The news comes amid increased pressure on the leading social network to clamp down on incendiary content which promotes racism and violence, which has gained momentum with more than 650 advertisers joining a boycott. The Facebook CEO repeated that he would not change policy based on “a threat” to revenue but based on “the right things” for the Facebook community.
“We’re gonna do what we think are the right things that we think are gonna serve the community best over time.”
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