Kara Swisher, one of the most plugged-in reporters in the tech industry, will join us this Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern for our next DealBook Debrief conference call. She will discuss how the tech giants are dealing with the political and cultural storm over free speech, the risks and opportunities created by the pandemic and more. Facebook deals with a revoltFacebook’s hands-off approach to President Trump’s posts presents Mark Zuckerberg with the most serious challenge to his leadership in the company’s 15-year history. That’s according to more than a dozen current and former employees who spoke with reporters from The Times. Hundreds of employees walked out (virtually) from work yesterday, to protest the company’s decision to allow inflammatory posts from the president on its platform.

Source: International New York Times June 02, 2020 11:21 UTC