The appointment makes good on a promise Facebook made in July last year when itHe will officially start at Facebook on January 19 and will be based in Washington DC.
The company said in a press release that Austin would establish the company's new civil rights organization, which it described as "an incredibly important role for Facebook and for the tech industry." "I am excited to join Facebook at this moment when there is a national and global awakening happening around civil rights," Austin said in a statement. "Technology plays a role in nearly every part of our lives, and it's important that it be used to overcome the historic discrimination and hate which so many underrepresented groups have faced, rather than to exacerbate it.
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
…soon to be fired under unclear circumstances, like the incredible Dr. Timnit Gebru
Lol
They JUST hired their first Black person!?