{"id":450472,"date":"2022-05-20T16:44:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mark-zuckerberg-banned-meta-employees-from-talking-about-abortion\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T16:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:44:12","slug":"mark-zuckerberg-banned-meta-employees-from-talking-about-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mark-zuckerberg-banned-meta-employees-from-talking-about-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mark Zuckerberg banned Meta employees from talking about abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4169e8a4c3a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4169e8a4c3a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mark-zuckerberg-banned-meta-employees-from-talking-about-abortion\/#%E2%80%9CMark_Zuckerberg_banned_Meta_employees_from_talking_about_abortion%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mark Zuckerberg banned Meta employees from talking about abortion&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMark_Zuckerberg_banned_Meta_employees_from_talking_about_abortion%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mark Zuckerberg banned Meta employees from talking about abortion&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s parent company is ordering its employees to stop talking about abortion.<\/p>\n<p>An executive at Meta Platforms told employees on Thursday that they are not allowed to discuss the contentious issue during office hours due to \u201can increased risk\u201d that the company would be perceived as a \u201chostile work environment,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/19\/23131714\/meta-ban-abortion-discussion-at-work-facebook-workplace-roe-v-wade\">The Verge reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The policy, which was initially put in place three years ago but was only reported recently, bans employees from offering \u201copinions or debates about abortion being right or wrong, availability or rights of abortion, and political, religious, and humanitarian views on the topic,\u201d according to The Verge.<\/p>\n<p>The tech <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> site cited language from an internal note titled \u201cRespectful Communication Policy,\u201d which was first rolled out by the company in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>But Meta employees reportedly want their bosses to do away with the policy in light of a recent Supreme Court draft opinion that overturns Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<p>Janelle Gale, Meta\u2019s vice president of human resources, told employees on Thursday that abortion was \u201cthe most divisive and reported topic\u201d on Workplace, which is Facebook\u2019s internal communications and messaging platform, according to The Verge.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/pro-abortion-protesters-st-louis-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Abortion rights activists have been spurred to action after a Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that the justices appear poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.\" class=\"wp-image-22346431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/pro-abortion-protesters-st-louis-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/pro-abortion-protesters-st-louis-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/pro-abortion-protesters-st-louis-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Abortion rights activists have been spurred to action after a Supreme Court draft opinion indicating that the justices <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gale reportedly said that \u201ceven if people are respectful, and they\u2019re attempting to be respectful about their view on abortion, it can still leave people feeling like they\u2019re being targeted based on their gender or religion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the one unique topic that kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s that line on a protected class pretty much in every instance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Verge reported that it had obtained recordings of Gale\u2019s comments to employees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Meta employees have been told they are not to discuss abortion on the company's internal communications platforms.\" class=\"wp-image-22346429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/mark-zuckerberg-meta-facebook.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meta employees have been told they are not to discuss abortion on the company\u2019s internal communications platforms.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">VIA REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another Meta executive, Naomi Gleit, wrote on Workplace: \u201cAt work, there are many sensitivities around this topic, which makes it difficult to discuss on Workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gleit wrote that employees were allowed to discuss abortion at work \u201cwith a trusted colleague in a private setting (e.g. live, chat, etc.)\u201d and in a \u201clistening session with a small group of up to 5 like-minded people to show solidarity.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meta has not officially taken a position on the Supreme Court draft opinion, though Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s No. 2, Sheryl Sandberg, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sheryl\/posts\/10166165694830177\">wrote on her Facebook page<\/a> that abortion was \u201cone of our most fundamental rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery woman, no matter where she lives, must be free to choose whether and when she becomes a mother,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew things are more important to women\u2019s health and equality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gleit told employees that the company \u201cwill continue to offer our employees access to reproductive healthcare in the US regardless of where they live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A growing list of Fortune 500 firms, including Starbucks, Tesla, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Salesforce, have said they will reimburse employees for travel expenses incurred when seeking abortions or gender-affirming surgeries out of state.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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