Facebook apologizes after employees complain about racist company culture

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Facebook on Friday issued an apology following an anonymous blog post complaining about a racist culture toward black, Hispanic and female Asian employees at the social media company.

“No one at Facebook, or anywhere, should have to put up with this behavior,” Bertie Thomson, Facebook vice president of corporate communications said in a statement. “We are sorry. It goes against everything that we stand for as a company. We’re listening and working hard to do better.”

Facebook issued an apology after anonymous employees posted a blog detailing a racist culture within the company. The post highlighted incidents of racism toward black, Hispanic, and female Asian employees.

In response, Facebook’s Vice President of Corporate Communications, Bertie Thomson, stated that such behavior goes against the company’s values, and they are committed to doing better. Additionally, in a separate incident, black employees at Facebook shared feelings of workplace bias, prompting the company to address the issue.