Brands' ad boycott of Facebook has been uneven, with some continuing to funnel money into Instagram, and third-party apps via the Facebook Audience Network
Yesterday, Verizon became the latest company to join a corporate chorus boycotting Facebook advertisements in July as part …
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@levis
Levi's®
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Facebook must take actions to stop misinformation and hate speech on its platforms. It is an unacceptable affront to our values. We and @Dockers are joining the #StopHateForProfit campaign and pausing all ads on @Facebook and @Instagram. https://www.levistrauss.com/ ...
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@slpng_giants
@slpng_giants
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CONFIRMED: @LEVIS and @Dockers have joined the #StopHateForProfit campaign and will pause all advertising on Facebook and Instagram through at least the month of July. https://twitter.com/...
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@shannoncoulter
Shannon Coulter
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I hate to say it, but the #StopHateForProfit campaign is essentially just helping corporations launder their press releases at this point. Exactly zero companies can confirm they'r actually pulling 100% of their spending from FB. https://gizmodo.com/...
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@shannoncoulter
Shannon Coulter
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**whispers** zero companies have pulled their Facebook ad spend. They just moved it around. https://gizmodo.com/...
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@slpng_giants
@slpng_giants
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This is a good point and we will be attempting to clarify whether brands joining the #StopHateForProfit campaign will also be stopping their advertising spend on the Facebook Audience Network, the adtech division of Facebook. https://twitter.com/...
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@matthewstoller
Matt Stoller
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Turns out brands aren't going to stop funneling money through Facebook's platforms, story via @swodinsky. But the boycotts do show there is the leverage for policy changes, if that's where the movement wants to go. https://gizmodo.com/...
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@dellcam
Dell Cameron Blm
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the #StopHateForProfit campaign needs to more closely examine what companies are actually promising to do before promoting them as change agents https://twitter.com/...