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Facebook axes Workplace feature that blocked trending posts containing 'Unionize'

Fb and Mark Zuckerberg are underneath a large number of energy for letting US President Donald Trump‘s inflammatory posts stay up on the platform. While the company has put on a ‘free speech champion’ face to protect its stance, a brand spanking new record from The Intercept approach that it in recent years pitched a tool to let admins block …
Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg are under a lot of pressure for letting US President Donald Trump‘s inflammatory posts stay up on the platform. While the company has put on a ‘free speech champion’ face to defend its stance, a new report from The Intercept suggests that it recently pitched a tool to let admins block …

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