SubscribeJoin the newsletter to get the latest updates.Metas HR team is deleting internal employee criticism of new board member, UFC president and CEO Dana White, at the same time that CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced to the world that Meta will get back to our roots around free expression, 404 Media has learned. Some employee posts questioning why criticism of White is being deleted are also being deleted.Monday, Zuckerberg made a post on a platform for Meta employees called Workplace announcing that Meta is adding Dana White, John Elkann, and Charlie Songhurst to the companys board of directors (Zuckerbergs post on Workplace was identical to his public announcement). Employee response to this was mixed, according to screenshots of the thread obtained by 404 Media. Some posted positive or joking comments: Major W, one employee posted. We hire Connor [McGregor] next for after work sparring?, another said. Joe Rogan may be next, a third said. A fourth simply said LOL.Do you work at Meta? I would love to hear from you. Using a non-work device, you can message me securely on Signal at +1 202 505 1702. But other employees criticized the decision and raised the point that there is video of White slapping his wife in a nightclub; White was not arrested and was not suspended from UFC for the domestic violence incident. McGregor, one of the most famous UFC fighters of all time, was held liable for sexual assault and was ordered by a civil court to pay $260,000 to a woman who accused him of raping her in 2018. McGregor is appealing the decision.Kind of disheartening to see people in the comments celebrating a man who is on video assaulting his wife and another who was recently convicted of rape, one employee commented, referring to White and McGregor. I can kind of excuse individuals for being unaware, but Meta surely did their due diligence on White and concluded that what he did is fine. I feel like Im on another planet, another employee commented. We have completely lost the plot, a third said.Several posts critical of White were deleted by Metas Internal Community Relations team as violating a set of rules called the Community Engagement Expectations, which govern internal employee communications. In the thread, the Internal Community Relations team member explained why they were deleting content: Im posting a comment here with a reminder about the CEE, as multiple comments have been flagged by the community for review. Its important that we maintain a respectful work environment where people can do their best work. We need to keep in mind that the CEE applies to how we communicate with and about members of our communityincluding members of our Board. Insulting, criticizing, or antagonizing our colleagues or Board members is not aligned with the CEE. In 2022, Meta banned employees from discussing very disruptive topics.This post is for paid members onlyBecome a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more.SubscribeSign up for free access to this postFree members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories.SubscribeAlready have an account? Sign in