An advertising boycott of Facebook called for by top civil rights groups continues to gather momentum
said it would boycot the tech giant on Thursday after the ADL penned a letter to companies which mentioned finding an advertisement for Verizon “appearing next to a video from the conspiracy group QAnon drawing on hateful and antisemitic rhetoric”; compounding similar announcements last week from outspoken ice creamery
, apparel companies Levi Strauss and Lululemon, film distributor Magnola Pictures, messaging app Viber, global nonprofit Habitat For Humanity, backpack producer JanSport, beauty subscription service Birchbox and more.all the platforms it advertises on for objectionable content, according toand won’t work “on or near content that we determine is hateful, denigrating or discriminatory.”
As the list continues to grow, Facebook has tried to mitigate damage, reportedly giving an “upbeat” presentation to advertisers and agency executives on Tuesday and announcing Friday a new
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