Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s CEO, has announced a review of the company’s policies addressing the no-moderation scenario with respect to Trump’s posts creating an outcry. The controversial posts against George Floyd protestors by the US President has faced a huge backlash. Protestors say that it encourages violence against those protesting against.
President Donald Trump had said in a Facebook post that “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.”, triggering an outcry.
As the protest reaches the 12th day, a memorial service has been arranged for George, the unarmed black man who died due to brutality while in police custody. Washington, DC is preparing for what may be the “largest gathering” ever in the US capital. Many in Australia, Asia and Europe have also taken to the streets to express solidarity.
Meanwhile, juries all over the country are debating on revising the controversial neck restraint taught in police academies, in order to prevent cases like this one from happening. While Minneapolis, where the incident happened, has ordered its officials ordering a ban on police choke and strangleholds, Seattle’s mayor has banned police from using tear gas in protests, and a federal judge in Denver limiting police use of tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters.