On Sunday, October 17th, a car caravan parked outside of Mark Zuckerberg's house in Palo Alto and sent a loud message: Get the Zuck Out!
We honked our horns and decorated our cars with #FireZuck signs. Read the media coverage here:
KTVU: Protesters demand CEO Mark Zuckerberg leave Facebook
KCBS: Protesters call for Mark Zuckerberg's resignation
KRON: Facebook Users Union plans to protest Mark Zuckerberg
Palo Alto Weekly: 'Get the Zuck out': Protesters call for Mark Zuckerberg's removal as Facebook CEO
KPFA Flashpoints: Facebook Users Union Launches #FireZuck Campaign
The Patch: Protest Held at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Home
Between The Lines: Facebook Whistleblower's Explosive testimony Provokes Calls for Regulation
Indybay: Get the Zuck OUT video (50 seconds)
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Time and time again, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has chosen to put profits above truth, safety, health and democracy. On October 17, 2019, he announced in a speech at Georgetown University that Facebook would let politicians and “VIPs” lie on Facebook without any consequences. Since then, he’s made bad decisions over and again—letting right-wing extremists use Facebook to organize violent protests like the January 6th assault on the US capitol; failing to stop disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines from outpacing true health information that could save people’s lives; and so much more. Recent revelations by the Wall Street Journal show the extent to which Zuckerberg understands how much Facebook’s business model harms its own users, and yet he’s done nothing about it.
It’s time to get the Zuck out! One person—especially someone who has such poor judgement—should not have sole power to decide what social media content will reach billions of people. Facebook needs new leadership that prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of its users and the global public. Truth Matters.
Endorsers: Facebook Users Union, Global Exchange, Media Alliance, Indivisible SF Peninsula and CA-14, CODEPINK Golden Gate Chapter, Diablo Rising Tide, Raging Grannies Action League, Resist SF, Vigil for Democracy, and others.