Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive of Facebook, promised to review the social network’s policies that led to its decision to not moderate controversial messages posted by the US president that appeared to encourage violence against those protesting against police racism.
In a letter to employees, Zuckerberg wrote: “We’re going to review our policies allowing discussion and threats of state use of force to see if there are any amendments we should adopt.”
This, he said, includes “excessive use of police or state force. Given the sensitive history in the US, this deserves special consideration.”
However, Protesters are expected to gather in Washington for a huge demonstration on Saturday, its police chief said.
Some activists on social media have called for a million people to attend the protest in the US capital.
“We have a lot of public, open source information to suggest that the event on this upcoming Saturday may be one of the largest we’ve ever had in the city,” Washington DC Police Chief Peter Newsham told local media, adding that much of the city center would be closed to traffic from early in the day.
