ZUCKERBERG IN HOT WATER

Dozens of former Facebook employees sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday criticizing him over a decision to leave controversial posts by President Trump untouched.

The 34 employees said in the letter published in The New York Times that leaving the posts in which Trump said “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” is a “betrayal” of the social media platform’s ideals.

The post was in reference to protests in Minnesota sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

“[Facebook] claims that providing warnings about a politician’s speech is inappropriate, but removing content from citizens is acceptable, even if both are saying the same thing,” they wrote.

“That is not a noble stand for freedom. It is incoherent, and worse, it is cowardly. Facebook should be holding politicians to a higher standard than their constituents.”

Zuckerberg and Facebook’s leadership have been under intense criticism over the decision to leave the post up, including from inside the company.

Several current employees have spoken up about the posts, and on Monday several held a digital protest.

Zuckerberg has defended the decision, saying that Facebook is not an “arbiter of truth.” Current and former employees disagree.