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Facebook Denies Firing Oculus Founder Over Conservative Views

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Business Insider reports Facebook has denied a media report suggesting it fired former executive Palmer Luckey for his right-wing views. The Wall Street Journal said Luckey, the founder of Oculus, was fired after donating $10,000 to a group that posted anti-Hillary Clinton memes and after voicing support for Donald Trump.But Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has strongly denied this, as has a spokeswoman.There's a wider culture war in Silicon Valley, with conservative supporters claiming most tech firms have a liberal bias.

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