A Facebook engineer just quit in protest, accusing the company of 'profiting off hate'
, and published a copy of their resignation letter to Facebook's internal employee message board Tuesday morning.
"I'm quitting because I can no longer stomach contributing to an organization that is profiting off hate in the US and globally," Chandwaney wrote. "It seems that Facebook hasn't found the business value to be had in aggressively pursuing the existing credible strategies to remove hate from the platform."Chandwaney didn't immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Facebook has taken steps in recent months geared towards cracking down on hate speech and content that glorifies violence — the company recently implemented a ban on militia groups and commissioned aBut in their resignation letter, Chandwaney said Facebook's recent moves appeared more motivated by PR than a willingness to change. Chandwaney added that they have become disillusioned with Facebook's stated mission to "build social value.
"I've heard numerous, unsatisfying explanations for how the various things I've worked on here has been building social value," they wrote. "In all my roles across the company, at the end of the day, the decisions have actually come down to business value.
"Color Of Change is happy to support them, but it's a shame Facebook employees feel the need to turn to civil rights organizations to protect communities of color, rather than their own employer," Robinson said in a statement.LoadingBy clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Business Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our
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