Facebook divided over Trump's controversial post
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Facebook divided over Trump's controversial post

According to the recent reports, Facebook’s management and staff are divided over President Donald Trump’s controversial post. Facebook staff have spoken out against the tech giant's decision not to remove or flag a controversial post by US President Donald Trump last week. Mr. Trump took to Facebook to repeat a tweet about the widespread protests in Minneapolis, following the death of George Floyd in police custody

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