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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasted no words in his post opposing the new ban on video lucah artis jakartatransgender people serving in the military announced in a series of tweets by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

Zuckerberg, who has been known to wax rhapsodic about topics close to his heart, used just 13 words in his tweet-sized Facebook post to make it clear that "Everyone should be able to serve their country -- no matter who they are."

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg later echoed Zuckerberg's sentiment and said in a post that we should be "grateful for everyone, including those in the transgender community, willing to serve our country."

Zuckerberg joined a small, but influential and growing chorus of tech voices, many of whom are part of the U.S. west-coast-based tech community that woke up to the stunning news hours after many of us had time to digest this information.

Their tweets of outrage, disapproval, and support for the LGBTQ community started appearing around noon ET.

Among the first to voice his displeasure with Trump's decision was Box CEO Aaron Levie who wondered where the White House moderating forces are.

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Soon after, Google CEO Sundar Pichai chose to praise those in the transgender community already serving in the U.S. military.

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YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki tweets that "Transgender rights are human rights," and included a video featuring a transgender man who did serve in the military.