As ad boycott wages on, Facebook civil rights audit reveals a 'long road ahead.'
Erin Scott/Reuters, FILEreleased the results of its two-year independent civil rights audit on Wednesday, which revealed the platform"has a long road ahead on its civil rights journey."
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Oct 23, 2019.In the civil rights audit, Murphy wrote that COO Sheryl Sandberg pledged continued support and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he will"continue to revisit its voter suppression policies, as well as its policies relating to calls for violence by state actors."
It also implored the social media giant to"address the tension of civil rights and free speech head on," stating that Zuckerberg's past calls for free expression do not have to exclude the values of non-discrimination. The call for a pause on Facebook ads began on June 17, when a coalition of advocacy groups led by the NAACP, Colors of Change and the Anti-Defamation League launched the #StopHateforProfit campaign, calling on corporations to pause advertising on Facebook during the month of July. Since then, organizers say nearly 1,000 companies have joined in the ad boycott -- including multinational conglomerate Unilever, telecom giant Verizon, and even coffee chain Starbucks.
Gonzalez added that the company's leaders"delivered the same old talking points to try to placate us without meeting our demands."
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