Police are still investigating a shooting Tuesday at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California. But Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Donald Trump’s favorite messaging platform, rejected the president’s “thoughts and prayers” in response to the tragedy—and directed him to the March for Our Lives policy proposals.
A female shooter opened fire at YouTube headquarters on Tuesday afternoon, wounding at least three people before apparently killing herself. Shortly after the shooting Trump tweeted he “was just briefed” on the incident offered his “thoughts and prayers” to “everyone involved."
Dorsey, who heads one of the most recognizable social networking services in the world, expressed remorse for his “friends at YouTube” before turning to the president’s response.
“We can’t keep being reactive to this, thinking and praying it won’t happen again at our schools, jobs, or our community spots,” Dorsey wrote. “It’s beyond time to evolve our policies.”
“This is a simple and reasonable approach, and it won’t solve all, but it’s a good start,” he added, linking to the March for Our Lives policy platform.
March for Our Lives, the pro-gun control group formed after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida in February, likewise tweeted its support for YouTube.
“March for Our Lives stands with YouTube as they stood with us incredibly early on in our mission to stop this,” the organization wrote.
