Starbucks Corp will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it explores the best ways to help stop the spread of hate speech, the ...
Starbucks Corp will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it explores the best ways to help stop the spread of hate speech, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
A Starbucks store sign is shown during the coronavirus disease outbreak in Valparaiso, Chile April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo GarridoREUTERS: Starbucks Corp will pause advertising on all social media platforms as it explores the best ways to help stop the spread of hate speech, the company said in a statement on Sunday.
The company will"have discussions internally and with media partners and civil rights organizations to stop the spread of hate speech," the statement https://stories.starbucks.com/stories/2020/creating-welcoming-and-inclusive-online-communities said.A CNBC report https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/28/starbucks-latest-company-to-pause-ads-across-social-media-platforms.
It also said that though Starbucks is pausing advertising, it is not joining the"Stop Hate For Profit" boycott campaign, which kicked off earlier this month. More than 160 companies, including Verizon Communications and Unilever Plc , signed on to stop buying ads on Facebook Inc , the world's largest social media platform.
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