Verizon joins Facebook ad boycott following pressure from nonprofits - Business Insider

calling on companies to pull their ads, in which it specifically named Verizon.

In a statement to Business Insider following Verizon's suspension, Carolyn Everson, vice-president of Facebook's global business group, said: "We respect any brand's decision, and remain focused on the important work of removing hate speech and providing critical voting information. Our conversations with marketers and civil rights organizations are about how, together, we can be a force for good.

"Facebook's leadership can withstand regulatory, legal, and media scrutiny because of the billions of dollars the company receives in advertising. Major corporations that have publicly shared their sympathies for the struggles Black Americans face can and should go one step further by taking our pledge to halt the funding of racism and hate," Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, said.

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Factbox: More U.S. companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagonA handful of U.S. companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms. Branding always evolves Trump's corporates shall compensate They want to automate response to hate speech and end up “pubishing” users for using bad words out of context. They have so much to learn. Not with my help though, until they share personal data profits with users, I not using the network.
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