<story><title>Facebook Fired Employee Who Collected Evidence of Potential Political Bias</title><url>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/craigsilverman/facebook-zuckerberg-what-if-trump-disputes-election-results</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>wiredone</author><text>“Potential” Political bias.&lt;p&gt;Can we just acknowledge for a moment what it’d be like to have a colleague who’s desperately trying to prove that your work is a “big conspiracy” when you’re honestly all just trying to do your best.&lt;p&gt;I see so many of these stories of weirdly rogue political activist type employees recently surprised when they their employer doesn’t like that they’re purposely trying to undermine them and their employees work. I’m sure Facebook isn’t perfect, but I know enough good people who work there to know they’re not all out to “get” us.&lt;p&gt;This smells like sour grapes* from an employee who focused more on their plans to take down their employer than their actual job.&lt;p&gt;*ed: previously written as “sour apples”...it’s been a long day.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>fach</author><text>&amp;gt; This smells like sour apples from an employee who focused more on their plans to take down their employer than their actual job.&lt;p&gt;The story didn&amp;#x27;t read as &amp;quot;sour apples&amp;quot; to me but rather an employee pointing out evidence that contradicts the &amp;quot;two strikes&amp;quot; policy Zuckerberg explained at the company Q&amp;amp;A. It&amp;#x27;s tough to write that off as &amp;quot;Facebook isn&amp;#x27;t perfect&amp;quot;.</text></comment>
<story><title>Facebook Fired Employee Who Collected Evidence of Potential Political Bias</title><url>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/craigsilverman/facebook-zuckerberg-what-if-trump-disputes-election-results</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>wiredone</author><text>“Potential” Political bias.&lt;p&gt;Can we just acknowledge for a moment what it’d be like to have a colleague who’s desperately trying to prove that your work is a “big conspiracy” when you’re honestly all just trying to do your best.&lt;p&gt;I see so many of these stories of weirdly rogue political activist type employees recently surprised when they their employer doesn’t like that they’re purposely trying to undermine them and their employees work. I’m sure Facebook isn’t perfect, but I know enough good people who work there to know they’re not all out to “get” us.&lt;p&gt;This smells like sour grapes* from an employee who focused more on their plans to take down their employer than their actual job.&lt;p&gt;*ed: previously written as “sour apples”...it’s been a long day.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>newacct583</author><text>Did you read the story?  The details seem pretty damning to me.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; I’m sure Facebook isn’t perfect, but I know enough good people who work there to know they’re not all out to “get” us.&lt;p&gt;Yeah, I don&amp;#x27;t think you read the article.  That&amp;#x27;s what&amp;#x27;s happening: a bunch of employees are blowing the whistle on what seems to be executive abuse of the fact check program.</text></comment>