FB to curb internal debate over sensitive issues amid employee discord
Facebook wants their employees to stop talking about politics, even though Facebook by its nature takes stances on deeply political topics. How exactly do you avoid political discussion when you&#x27;re asking what constitutes hate speech, whether a US president should be allowed to violate Facebook&#x27;s content guidelines, or to what extent governments can spread misinformation in other countries?<p>If you work at Facebook, your work directly or indirectly supports Facebook&#x27;s political decisions. Facebook just doesn&#x27;t want you to talk about it. Because Mark and the executives make the decisions, and you&#x27;re just supposed to follow orders. This is how it works at many other companies. But for a long time, Facebook was able to recruit people to work their by promising that they could &#x27;change the world&#x27; and &#x27;make a difference.&#x27;<p>Side note: One of Facebook&#x27;s board members apparently enjoys the company of white supremacists. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=24444704" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=24444704</a> Will Facebook employees be allowed to talk about that? If you work at Facebook, how do you feel about that?