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June 12, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg blasts Trump for ‘incendiary rhetoric’ in response to scientists' ‘misinformation’ complaint

In a letter appearing online Thursday, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan write that President Trump’s “divisive and incendiary rhetoric” has left them “deeply shaken and disgusted” in a volatile time that they say requires “unity” in the U.S.

June 11, 2020

Chris Cox is returning to Facebook as chief product officer

Just one year after leaving Facebook over differences with CEO Mark Zuckerberg regarding the tech giant's direction, Chris Cox is returning as its chief product officer.

June 11, 2020

Biden tells Facebook to crack down on election disinformation, prompting sharp response from social network

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called on Facebook to take a range of steps to prevent the spread of misinformation during the election in an open letter published on Thursday.

June 6, 2020

Mark Zuckerberg explains why Trump message on Facebook wasn't censored after employee backlash

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Friday evening addressed the social networking company’s decision not to censor a recent post by President Trump that seemed to suggest that looters should be shot amid protests last week that sparked after the death of George Floyd.

June 3, 2020

Zuckerberg defiant in tense session with employees over Trump posts, report says

Despite public rebukes from several of his employees, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg resisted calls to label posts from President Trump with a warning sign.

June 1, 2020

In wake of George Floyd's death, Mark Zuckerberg announces $10M donation, adds there is 'more to do'

In the wake of George Floyd's death last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is making a $10 million donation to a number of groups working on racial injustice.

May 28, 2020

Fleischer blasts Twitter over 'incredibly stupid' Trump fact-check: Site 'hasn't done that to Chinese leaders'

 Former White House press secretary and Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer told “Outnumbered Overtime” on Thursday that it was “so incredibly stupid of Twitter” to fact-check President Trump’s tweets about mail-in voting.

May 28, 2020

Twitter's Jack Dorsey fires back at Zuckerberg, defends fact-checking Trump tweets

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey fired back at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who criticized the tech giant's decision to fact-check President Trump's tweets about mail-in voting. 

May 22, 2020

Alex Berenson rips reporter for not asking Zuckerberg about Facebook 'squelching' free speech

Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson pressed a reporter via Twitter for appearing to let Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg slide on questions about free speech amid the coronavirus pandemic .

May 20, 2020

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg predicts coronavirus vaccine won't be available until 2021

Zuckerberg cited the need to test for safety and efficacy for a substantial amount of time.